2019 Subaru Outback · symptom sheet
Windshield wipers stop working
- 31owner reports
- 8,500median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Apr 1, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
326 of the 1,034 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 31 of those describe wiper failure.
Tick what matches of 31 reports
Wiper failure on other Outback years
No other Outback model year has enough reports of wiper failure for a sheet of its own. See every Outback year.
What this problem usually is
These owners had the wipers stop working, often in the rain, which is the worst possible moment. More than half of the complaints here mention rain or a storm. This sheet is about wipers that quit working, not blades that streak.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
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 5,000 and 13,000 miles, from the 27 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“My windshield started to crack from the bottom of passenger side where wipers come up for no reason at all. Now it has spread scross whole windshield.”
Filed Nov 3, 2021
“The windshield of the car just spontaneously cracked starting down at the wiper blades and extending up and across the windshield about 24 inches”
Filed Sep 13, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 31 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.
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Other problems on this car
- Windshield cracks or distorts 384 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 283 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 133 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 34 reports