Windshield cracks or distorts

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (33 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2017 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

NHTSA investigations into the windshield and wipers on the Legacy

None of these investigations covers the 2017 model year.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 30,000 and 49,618 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“My 2017 Legacy is on it's 3rd windshield this year. I had impact damage on July 17th, had it replaced the first week of August, and it cracked without impact damage in October. Subaru refused to replace it under warranty and it was replaced through insurance in December. The genuine Subaru replacement windshields for 2015-2019 Legacy and Outback models appear to be defective and this should be investigated.”

Filed Dec 10, 2025

“Driving on the highway all of a sudden my windshield cracked. It was due to stress nothing hit the window”

Filed Jul 16, 2022

“Crack appeared starting from below the passenger windshield wiper on the windshield out of the blue, while sitting in driveway.”

Filed Mar 13, 2022

“The original windshield cracked starting at the bottom left corner and quickly spread across the entire window. I went to Subaru and paid to replace the window. Within 2 weeks the window had cracked again and spread across the entire window.”

Filed Mar 9, 2022

Other problems on this car

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