2025 Subaru Forester Visibility & Wipers Problems
NHTSA lists 20 Visibility & Wipers complaints for the 2025 Subaru Forester, 22% of its 93 total complaints, with median failure mileage of 4,000. No related recall is on file.
- Visibility & Wipers complaints
- 20
- 22% of 93
- Crashes reported
- 0
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 4,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical visibility and wiper symptoms owners report
- Driver side mirror vibrates or shakes at highway speeds, distorting the reflection and making lane changes and nighttime driving harder.
- Windshields have cracked with low mileage, sometimes described as cracking on their own without any impact.
- Rear window or liftgate window has shattered or exploded without an obvious cause, in one case while the vehicle was parked.
- Windshield wiper speed adjuster failed to hold the selected intermittent setting, with the wiper speed changing on its own.
- Low-beam headlights were described as too dim to safely light the road at night.
When 2025 Subaru Forester visibility and wiper complaints were filed
First complaint Sep 2, 2024, latest Aug 4, 2026.
Visibility & Wipers recalls for the 2025 Subaru Forester
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Visibility & Wipers complaints by Forester model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How many visibility and wiper complaints does the 2025 Subaru Forester have?
- NHTSA lists 20 complaints in the Visibility & Wipers category for the 2025 Forester, which is 22% of the 93 total complaints filed for that model year.
- Is there a recall for the 2025 Subaru Forester's windshield or mirrors?
- No related recall is listed in NHTSA data for this problem area on the 2025 Forester.
- At what mileage do these visibility problems show up?
- The median mileage at failure reported to NHTSA for this problem area is 4,000 miles.
- Have any crashes or injuries been linked to these complaints?
- NHTSA data shows 0 crashes, 0 fires, and 0 injuries tied to these Visibility & Wipers complaints for the 2025 Forester.
- What specific issues are owners reporting?
- Owners describe vibrating side mirrors at highway speed, windshields cracking at low mileage, rear or liftgate windows shattering, and a wiper speed adjuster that would not hold its setting.