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2020 Subaru Outback visibility & wipers problems

The 2020 Subaru Outback has 384 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 34% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

384

Visibility & Wipers complaints

34%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Outback visibility & wipers complaints by model year389 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 7 complaints1999: 4 complaints2000: 6 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 3 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 2 complaints2008: 8 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 8 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 14 complaints2014: 10 complaints2015: 144 complaints2016: 91 complaints2017: 235 complaints2018: 274 complaints2019: 389 complaints2020: 384 complaints2021: 107 complaints2022: 279 complaints2023: 19 complaints2024: 20 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Outback visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE FIRST ISSUE I NOTICE WAS BACK IN MAY, MY SUBARU ALMOST CAME TO A FULL COMPLETE BEFORE IT LEAP FROGGED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING ME TO REARED END THE CAR. THEN TODAY OCTOBER 11. I GOT INTO MY CAR, REMOVED MY WINDSHIELD SUNSHADE FROM MY CAR AT AROUND NOON. I HEARD A LOUD GLASS LIKE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · October 11, 2020 · crash

Common questions

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

NHTSA has 384 complaints about the 2020 Subaru Outback visibility & wipers — 34% 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.