2017 Subaru Forester visibility/wiper problems
103 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility/wiper on the 2017 Subaru Forester — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“the car driven to work from 6:05 to 6:25am and parked in a parking lot. when my wife went out to eat lunch around noon, she noticed a crack running from the mirror to the bottom center of the windshield. upon further inspection we noticed the damage could be felt from the inside of the car, and was…”
filed Aug 19, 2025
“The air system has gone out in the car completely, you can hear it run or try to and then kick off, i have checked and it has not been recalled. there were no accidents prior to the air system giving out. it started around the june 2024, but it didn’t affect vision at that time. it started…”
filed Jan 3, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility/wiper problems in other Forester years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Forester | 13 | 15% |
| 2024 Forester | 5 | 18% |
| 2023 Forester | 11 | 15% |
| 2022 Forester | 20 | 21% |
| 2021 Forester | 76 | 37% |
| 2020 Forester | 252 | 42% |
| 2019 Forester | 370 | 45% |
| 2018 Forester | 135 | 28% |
| 2016 Forester | 20 | 5% |
| 2015 Forester | 23 | 4% |
| 2014 Forester | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 Forester | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Subaru Forester
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.