Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Subaru Outback has 255 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
255
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V935000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2018 Legacy, Outback, and BRZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause th...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | This is the third time my windshield has cracked in the last three years. |
| Jun 14, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Sunroof's glass panel exploded/shattered unexpectedly due to unknown cause(s)/reason(s) while drivin... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Spontaneous sunroof glass explosion |
| Dec 18, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Replaced windshield at dealer using factory glass on 8/7/24. Daughter came out of apartment on appr... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, she obser... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the garag... |
| Feb 15, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | We have experienced 3 cracked windshields within 4 months due to small rock debris kicked-up from pa... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My car’s windshield is cracked for the fifth time since I purchased it new in December. This crack ... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The new (replaced in Sept of 2023) OEM glass installed by Subaru cracked due to weather change while... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | This vehicle has less than 65,000 miles and has had 3 genuine Subaru windshields crack as a result o... |
| May 21, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked on an u... |
| Apr 27, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while his wife was starting the vehicle, ... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My 2018 Subaru Outback's windshield has cracked overnight parked on the driveway. There's no visibl... |
| Feb 6, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that a small rock struck the front windsh... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that there was a crack on the front winds... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield on our 2018 Subaru Outback is now on its third cracked windshield in the last 12 mont... |
| Jan 3, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, a ... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Crack in the windshield with no apparent evidence of an object hitting the windshield. It started b... |
| Nov 27, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I was driving my vehicle in the dark through an unpopulated area of a highway. No other cars were ne... |