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2022 Subaru Forester visibility & wipers problems

The 2022 Subaru Forester has 24 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

24

Visibility & Wipers complaints

18%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Forester visibility & wipers complaints by model year409 complaints1998: 7 complaints1999: 2 complaints2001: 4 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 9 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 3 complaints2007: 2 complaints2008: 1 complaints2009: 11 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 5 complaints2014: 12 complaints2015: 28 complaints2016: 24 complaints2017: 115 complaints2018: 157 complaints2019: 409 complaints2020: 301 complaints2021: 90 complaints2022: 24 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 19 complaints2026: 4 complaints
Forester visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“The windshield seems to crack and get chipped very easily. I have been driving on the same freeway for 10 years. I bought the Subaru last year and have received four windshield cracks in one year. This can’t be a coincidence that this only became an issue with this specific vehicle. The…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · February 2, 2023

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2022 Subaru Forester have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2022 Subaru Forester visibility & wipers — 18% 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.