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2017 Subaru Legacy visibility & wipers problems

The 2017 Subaru Legacy has 36 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Visibility & Wipers complaints

26%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Legacy visibility & wipers complaints by model year66 complaints1991: 6 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 6 complaints1995: 7 complaints1996: 4 complaints1997: 3 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 3 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 2 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 17 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 2 complaints2012: 4 complaints2013: 1 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 41 complaints2016: 18 complaints2017: 36 complaints2018: 32 complaints2019: 51 complaints2020: 66 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 17 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 4 complaints
Legacy visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY ACROSS FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE ACROSS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AT 60 MPH. INITIALLY OCCURRED A FEW WEEKS AGO AND GREW OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · February 21, 2020

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2017 Subaru Legacy have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy visibility & wipers — 26% 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.