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2020 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers problems

The 2020 Subaru Crosstrek has 34 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 41% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

34

Visibility & Wipers complaints

41%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Crosstrek visibility & wipers complaints by model year124 complaints2013: 1 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 25 complaints2018: 73 complaints2019: 124 complaints2020: 34 complaints2021: 33 complaints2022: 6 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 20 complaints2025: 11 complaints
Crosstrek visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The windshield has cracked twice and had to be replaced. The first time was December 2021 and the second time was November 2022. Each time, we did not even see impact with a pebble. We just assume that was what caused the crack. My wife and I have been driving for fifty years and this is the first…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 1, 2022

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2020 Subaru Crosstrek have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 2020 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers — 41% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.