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2020 Subaru Forester · symptom sheet

Windshield cracks or distorts

  • 301owner reports
  • 6,100median miles
  • $1,200median quote
  • 0involved a crash

Newest report Jul 31, 2025 · checked Sep 9, 2026

312 of the 598 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 301 of those describe windshield, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2020 Forester.

Tick what matches of 301 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (299 reports) and the camera recalibration (12 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2020 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

21 of the 301 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $900 to $1,500.

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 2,800 and 11,000 miles, from the 193 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“There is a crack on the left lower part of the windshield. It’s the 3rd crack requiring a windshield replacement and it only has 21,110 miles on it”

Filed Dec 28, 2023 · 21,110 miles

“Windshield cracked in J shape starting at the center of the bottom. The crack appeared overnight; there was no crack when the car was parked the night before, and the crack was observed when entering the car the next morning. No impacts observed. Approximately 12k miles.”

Filed Jan 26, 2023 · 12,000 miles

“The vehicle has 27000 miles and the windshield shows multiple small chips and voids. The windshield is really thin and can’t take any wear and tear.”

Filed Jul 11, 2022 · 27,000 miles

“The vehicle is about 19 months old and has less than 15,000 miles. We were driving on the highway, passed a large truck, and a small rock got kicked up and hit the windshield near the top, just passenger-side of the eyesight camera. A 5 inch crack formed while we were driving and it grew another 2 inches before we made it to our destination. There is now a 7-in vertical crack in the windshield.”

Filed Apr 28, 2022 · 15,000 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 301 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.

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