2015 Subaru Outback Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 105
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 105 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 34 records
- crack windshield · 21 records
- inch crack · 16 records
- crack appeared · 15 records
- windshield cracked · 14 records
- windshield crack · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 84 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
Under normal stress - a crack appeared in the middle of the windshield starting at the base and began to spread upward and outward from there.
ODI 11301095
Visibility/Wiper
A crack appeared at the base of the passenger side windshield. Grew to about a foot and a half. It seems theres been a lawsuit filed against subaru in regards to windshield, but no recall has been made. Very sad to hear that about subaru. Because i've been very happy with my subaru until now
ODI 11255843
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield spontaneously cracked while driving on the highway.
ODI 11233844
Visibility/Wiper
Windsheild cracked for no appearant reason. There are many accounts of this problem online.vehicle was sitting in driveway not moving when crack occurred. .in short time crack ran out 1 1/2 feet. Had windsheild replaced on 06/18/19
ODI 11221318
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Hello, my windshield broke about 6 months after purchasing the vehicle. I don't know how or why. It was just broken one morning when i went out to my car. I figured a rock or something hit it. There was no recall at the time and so i had it replaced with a oem windshield. My second windshield just broke a couple of weeks ago while changing my wipers you can see where the ceramic wiper heater delaminated inside of…
ODI 11219361
Visibility/Wiper
While parked outside in the driveway during winter, a crack appeared at the very bottom of the windshield on the passenger side. Nothing knowingly hit the windshield, and i see and feel no kind of impact point. The crack extended upward and then spread toward the driver's side over the next few days. I have contacted a subaru dealer asking them what subaru's policy is regarding windshield replacements on 2015…
ODI 11180874
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracked from base of windshield runs through heating element and wiper area. Does not appear to be caused by pebble impact or possibly extremely minor one and spread immediately
ODI 11180329
Visibility/Wiper
We came out to find a 6-8 inch crack line emanating from the top right passenger side one morning. We drove it 5 miles after that and when we came out it had travelled at a 45 degree angle towards the middle of the windshields driver side. By the time we got home it had moved halfway through the glass and ended in a "j" at the middle of the windshield. This will be my third windshield replacement! The first was a…
ODI 11121568
Visibility/Wiper
Car was stationary and cracked from bottom to form 8 in l shape same as the last time the windshield was replaced 3 years prior
ODI 11113190
Visibility/Wiper
In june of 2018 our front windshield developed a crack across the top driver side, there is no evidence of any sort of impact to the windshield and the crack spread across the entire windshield over a number of day. Subaru rejected our warantee claim because the crack was in the wrong location.
ODI 11110450
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracked by the rear view mirror'it started in the black section alongside the mirror and came down and made a j and reverse j patten onto drivers side and passenger side at eye level. I took the car to the subaru dealer and they determined there was no impact point but refused to cover it under the extended warranty because it did not crack in the windshield wiper area. Windshield was never hit by rock or…
ODI 11079963
Visibility/Wiper
2 years, 35000 miles into owning new 2015 outback, my windshield developed an 8 inch long crack originating from the bottom driver's side. This appeared while parked outside my workplace, with no known windshield impacts driving. Consequently, i replaced the windshield using safelite, matching the windshield type via vin. Only 2 months after replacement, another crack developed originating from the bottom passenger…
ODI 11061061
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
There is a crack in the windshield that showed up about 5 months and has increased in size. Before brining it to the dealer (napoleon subaru in schaumburg, il), i had the vehicle checked by a local mechanic and was told the crack was due to the faulty windshield and not because of any impact. There has been no impact to the windshield to my knowledge and yet the crack appeared and has spread. Subaru dealer said that…
ODI 11033892
Visibility/Wiper
Large crack in windshield without any impact. Starts at the bottom middle of the car and branches out in both directions.
ODI 11047421
Visibility/Wiper
Defective/delicate windshield. Driving at 65mph on smooth highway in rain. Put defrosters on. Windshield crack on drivers side about 12" from bottom. Runs to about 2' before stopping. Closeup inspection reveals no missing material or chip indicative of impact.
ODI 10959895
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving down a city street going 40 mph when i heard a pop coming from the windshield. When i looked over, there was a crack about midway up the windshield. It ran from the far right toward the middle about 10 inches and then downward. It was curving downward. There was one car in front about 25 yards away going about the same speed as i was. I could not believe that the car in front of me could have thrown a…
ODI 10892595
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving my 2015 subaru outback on the highway, northbound interstate 280, in woodside, california, on may 27, 2016. Suddenly i saw a small crack on my windshield that grew to about 6 inches in a few seconds, starting from the wipers, at the bottom and a bit towards the driver side and going up then curving towards the right, in an l shape. By the next morning the horizontal part of the crack had expanded at…
ODI 10872231
Visibility/Wiper
This is my original 2015 outback. I own 2 2015s. My other one one had a windshield issue when i was driving around 35 on a cold night. There was a large pop and suddenly a crack appeared on the passenger side. Over the next days it grew into a backwards "j". Dealer said it was not covered, however it was difficult to even see a mark that would indicate it was hit from a rock, and not defective. We went ahead and…
ODI 10871475
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracked from passenger side wiper area up and across windshield while car was parked. Had received a letter from subaru indicating there was a potential weakness in windshield - dealer refused to replace windshield . Claimed damage was from a rock.
ODI 10905527
Visibility/Wiper
While driving the car, a crack appeared in my windshield on the driver side. It formed an reverse l about the middle of the windshield. There was no impact or anything hitting the windshield. The crack appeared before my eyes as i was driving up the road.
ODI 10860865
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracked from drivers side bottom corner across the mid line above the steering wheel to passenger side without warning or impact from an rock or object. Crack begun while driving on freeway and within 45 seconds extended across the windshield from drivers side to the mid point of the windshield. Crack is in drivers line of sight, and a safety hazard. Took it to dealer, who responded, that it is a common…
ODI 10862102
Visibility/Wiper
6-8 inch crack in windshield, no rock impact or previous damage. Windshield has to be replaced and eyesight system re-calibrated. Crack occurred driving straight on a 4 lane highway, no trucks in the area, not close to other cars.
ODI 10855185
Visibility/Wiper
Subaru 2015 windshield crack: driving into albuquerque nm from santa fe on hwy25, i saw a crack appear in my windshield, from the driver's side. The next day it had grown into an l shape.in 2 more days it had grown to an s shape. I did not see any cars close by or any rock at the time the crack appeared. When i called the dealer, i was told to come in on 4-27-16 for my annual maintenance, but was concerned because…
ODI 10855598
Visibility/Wiper
Front windshield developed a 20 inch crack, running from pillar on passenger side, toward center of windshield. No appearance of rock strike. No sound of rock strike when crack first developed. Crack started at around 14 inches, and continues to grow longer. Car was being driven at highway speeds when crack first appeared, at around 75 mph.
ODI 10837433
Visibility/Wiper
We test drive a 2015 outback subaru at the dealership. It had a crack in it and didn't think to much of it 20k miles. We ended up purchasing this one privately and it has a cracked windshield as well. It only has 11k miles. The crack on the outback that we purchased starts at the top middle of the windshield behind the rearview mirrow and cuts down and to the right about 8 inches. After reading the complaints on…
ODI 10837027
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2015 Subaru Outback.
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