2019 Subaru Legacy · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 47owner reports
- 12,000median miles
- $539median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 3, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
52 of the 123 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 47 of those describe windshield, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2019 Legacy.
Tick what matches of 47 reports
Windshield on other Legacy 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: 2016.
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 (47 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Spot welds located on the duct below the cowl panel may have been improperly applied, impacting the vehicle's body strength.
All 3 recalls on the 2019 Subaru Legacy, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the windshield and wipers on the Legacy
Hood latch failure. Closed oct 31, 1994.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
What owners paid
8 of the 47 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $1,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 4,000 and 25,000 miles, from the 30 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2019 Subaru Legacy 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.
If you encounter a customer complaint of a white residue build up on the rear door partition glass or interior molding, it may be crystallized salt.
What owners wrote
“The windshield of my vehicle randomly cracked from the driverâs side at the base of the windshield to about halfway across. Nothing hit the windshield whatsoever. I just heard a low sounding pop and discovered the crack.”
Filed Jul 27, 2023
“Windshield cracks very easily with no outside force inflicting damage. Windshield has cracked 2 times in 2 years.”
Filed Feb 3, 2022
“Windshield developed small crack & expanded to windshield wide in a few hours. Cracked windshield & crack expansion is unsafe. Not reproduced or confirmed. Not inspected. No warning lamps.”
Filed Jan 26, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 47 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 Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works