2017 Subaru Impreza visibility problems

Filed Feb 16, 2026 · Electrical, Lights · MI

I noticed that visibility at night was poor. I was pulled over by the police and give a warning that my headlight was out and told to get it fixed. I thought it may be as simple as a bulb but was told the entire left headlamp assembly had to be replaced at a cost of more than $2,000. Just days later my Dealership send me a service notice which also stated that the left headlamp should be inspected. This was after I had already had it replaced at a local garage. The dealership confirmed that their was a recall but when I tried to get reimbursed by Subaru thru the safety recall WRG-22/the federal safety agency 22V624000 they said my vin# was excluded from the recall!(?)

Filed Feb 2, 2025 · Engine, Visibility · MD · crash

I hit the guard rail going 35 mph on an exit ramp because of the low visibility because of the safety recall. I went to get the recall fixed when I found out and they refused to fix the recall because my bumper is messed up.

Filed Nov 30, 2023 · Visibility · CA

I am logging a complaint regarding my Subaru Impreza 2017 windshield. I bought new in 2017, and it currently has only about 55k miles. The windshield is completely covered (literally thousands) of tiny pinpoint chips. At certain times of day (usually sunset) the glare that this causes is so bad that visibility is very poor and driving is almost scary. I contacted the dealership and they said they haven’t heard of this issue. I drive regular roads and with this low of a mileage, I shouldn’t be having to think about replacing my windshield. I’ve driven cars with triple the mileage and windshields don’t look like this.

Filed Feb 15, 2023 · Visibility · OR

There is a 15 inch crack in my windshield that was not there yesterday. It seemingly formed over night for absolutely no reason. Just driving 15 mins to work, it spread about 4 inches! I have a toddler and have to work. If I hadn't noticed it initially way in the corner, it could have brought in the entire windshield while driving with my child in the car. The crack seems to have formed at the very edge between the frame and glass near the windshield wiper. Will be calling insurance next, but this seems to have happened for no reason at all which is very concerning.

Filed Sep 21, 2022 · Visibility · WA

Small chip in windshield was in for sealing/repair. After the tech tried to fix it, the chip grew into an incredibly large crack. The tech shared that this happened with nearly no pressure being applied to to windshield. He reported this is a common issue with our vehicle's model and year. Safety is obviously compromised if the windshield is so easily destroyed in a way that requires replacement.

Filed Dec 11, 2021 · Visibility · IN

The windshield on the car seems to break, and/or chip very easily and much more frequent than any other vehicle I have owned.

Filed May 27, 2021 · Visibility · MA

driving, heard loud pop/noise, 10 minutes later had a 12+ inch crack in windshield

Filed Jan 10, 2021 · Visibility · 38,000 miles · TN

Driving down a one lane road going 30 MPH when the windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Nothing hitting the windshield.

Filed Dec 24, 2020 · Visibility · 31,000 miles · GA

A small object hit the side of my windshield while I was driving home and later caused a 6-inch crack to form. The crack expanded to 10+ inches overnight while my car was parked in my garage. I now have to have my windshield replaced and safety system will need to be re-calibrated at an additional cost.

Filed Dec 1, 2020 · Driver assistance, Visibility · 14,953 miles · CA

A crack appeared in the windshield on the driver's side of the car. The car was moving when the crack appeared but was stationary (driveway) when the crack expanded from the driver's side to the passenger side by the next day.