2019 Subaru Impreza · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 58owner reports
- 10,300median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Nov 23, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
63 of the 194 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 58 of those describe windshield, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2019 Impreza.
Tick what matches of 58 reports
Windshield on other Impreza years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017.
What this problem usually is
Many windshield complaints are about cracks owners can't explain: a line that starts at the edge of the glass, or a small chip that spreads. Nearly one in five of these complaints mentions it happening again or a second windshield.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (58 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2019 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 5,944 and 25,000 miles, from the 36 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2019 Subaru Impreza that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This bulletin announces design changes made to the rear quarter glass assembly in response to a small number of reports describing a rattling - type sound origination from the lower molding.
What owners wrote
“While stopped at a light. My windshield cracked from the bottom to middle of the glass. No point of entry”
Filed Jun 26, 2022
“One morning when I got in my car the windshield had a large crack. Driver side about half way down the crack is from left to right around 12-14â. There is no apparent reason I can see for the crack. I had not driven the car for 2 days prior to the crack appearing.”
Filed Mar 9, 2022
“The windshield cracked spontaneously. There are no signs of chips or any cracks indicating something hit it. The weather was chilly but not freezing and the vehicle was parked and unoccupied. The crack starts at the top and curves/snakes down the middle”
Filed Feb 17, 2022
“Front windshield spontaneously cracked running from bottom edge of windshield vertically up window for approx 10â”
Filed Jan 14, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 58 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. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Headlights too dim or fail 25 reports