2015 Subaru Legacy Visibility & Wipers Problems
Owners filed 41 Visibility & Wipers complaints for the 2015 Subaru Legacy, 26% of its 159 total complaints that year, mostly about windshields that cracked spontaneously with no impact. No related recall exists for this issue. Median failure mileage was 9,500.
- Visibility & Wipers complaints
- 41
- 26% of 159
- Crashes reported
- 0
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 9,500 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical visibility and wiper symptoms owners report
- Windshields develop cracks with no apparent impact, chip, or object strike, often starting near the bottom edge or between the wiper blades.
- Cracks appear suddenly, sometimes with a loud cracking sound while driving on the interstate, and spread several inches to feet within days.
- Several owners report replacement windshields were on backorder, in one case cited as roughly 500 units for the model year.
- A moonroof shattered spontaneously at highway speed with no external object identified as the cause.
- Sun reflecting off the factory navigation system screen was reported as obstructing the driver's forward visibility.
- Multiple owners noted seeing similar spontaneous windshield-crack reports from other Legacy and Outback owners.
When 2015 Subaru Legacy visibility and wiper complaints were filed
First complaint Oct 24, 2014, latest Jun 27, 2024.
Visibility & Wipers recalls for the 2015 Subaru Legacy
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Visibility & Wipers complaints by Legacy model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Are 2015 Subaru Legacy windshield cracks common?
- NHTSA logged 41 Visibility & Wipers complaints for the 2015 Legacy, 26% of all 159 complaints that year, and most describe windshields cracking without any impact.
- Is there a recall for 2015 Subaru Legacy windshield problems?
- No related recall is listed in the data for this issue.
- At what mileage do these windshield cracks happen?
- The median mileage at failure across these complaints was 9,500 miles, with several reports occurring well under that.
- Did the windshield cracking cause any crashes or injuries?
- No crashes, fires, or injuries were reported among these Visibility & Wipers complaints.
- How does 2015 compare to other Legacy years for this problem?
- The 2015 Legacy's 26% share is higher than most nearby years like 2014 (11%) and 2016 (12%), though later years such as 2019 (41%) and 2020 (55%) show even higher shares.