2019 Subaru Outback · symptom sheet

Windshield cracks or distorts

384owner reports
12,000median miles
$1,000median quote
1involved a crash

Newest report Aug 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

411 of the 1,034 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 384 of those describe windshield, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2019 Outback.

1 recall on this systemcovering the 2019 model year

1 crashin 384 reports

2 people hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 384 reports

cracked with no impact

105

a crack spread from the edge

103

replaced more than once

101

insurance or I paid

Windshield on other Outback years

2015137 reports 201684 reports 2017229 reports 2018264 reports 2019384 reports 2020375 reports 2021105 reports 2022277 reports

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: 2014, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (384 reports) and the camera recalibration (24 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.

19V-493Jun 26, 2019

Structure

Spot welds located on the duct below the cowl panel may have been improperly applied, impacting the vehicle's body strength.

Risk, remedy and owner complaints on recall 19V-493

All 3 recalls on the 2019 Subaru Outback, with the owner complaints on each recalled system

What owners paid

40 of the 384 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $1,300.

$500$1,000$1,300

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 24,500 miles, from the 254 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“Windshields crack easily. I was using the original windshield and it was cracked on the passenger side. Common error of subaru outback. My car is only 37000miles.”
Filed Apr 17, 2024 · 37,000 miles

“Driving down a smooth road with no vehicles in front of me on July 13, 2021. Windshield spontaneously cracked at the base in the center. Not a rock chip. Crack spread up 6 inches, left another 6 inches within the 15 minutes it took to drive home. Cracks in the windshield have continued to spread in the days following. Vehicle has total 25,300 miles on odometer.”
Filed Jul 15, 2021 · 25,300 miles

“Windshield cracked after small rock hit it. This should not have caused any damage.”
Filed Jun 22, 2021

“Three windshields have now cracked beyond repair and needed to be replaced with barely 33,000 miles on the vehicle. The first replacement was done in July 2019 when the car was barely six months old. The second replacement was done in April 2021, barely two months ago. That third windshield cracked the second week of June 2021. It is currently scheduled for replacement.”
Filed Jun 11, 2021 · 33,000 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 1 of 384 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 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