Jan 12, 2022Visibility & wipers
Got in the car to drive to work and the front windshield just cracked on its own with nothing hitting it.
NHTSA ODI 11447146
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What 17 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Subaru WRX
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (17)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (5)Engine (3)Visibility & wipers (3)Brakes (2)Seat belts (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Airbags (1)Backup camera & sensors (1)Fuel system (1)Wheels (1)
3 of 17 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters
Jan 16, 2021Visibility & wipers
SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, A LOUD POP OCCURS AND WHEN I LOOK BACK, THERE IS A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES TALL AND AT LEAST 18 INCHES WIDE. IT WAS LIKELY AN IMPLOSION. NO OBJECTS WERE FOUND NEAR, ON, OR IN THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD CRUMBLED AFTER THAT, AS EACH ACCELERATION DROPPED MORE GLASS INSIDE THE CAR. NOTHING PROMPTED IT, JUST SITTING STATIONARY AT A STOPLIGHT. DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON, TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 FAHRENHEIT WITH MINIMAL WIND. HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES. MY REAR FACING CAR SEAT, WITH CHILD IN IT, COLLECTED A FAIR AMOUNT OF THE GLASS.
NHTSA ODI 11388491
Oct 26, 2020Visibility & wipers
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR WAS STATIONARY.
NHTSA ODI 11366449
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Subaru WRX verdict →