7.3

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$300
Average Mileage:
19,000 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace windshield (3 reports)
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problem #3

Aug 012020

Forester Premium 2.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 21,000 miles

Windshield cracked at some point on the way to my destination only 5 miles away (maybe there was a tiny chip before but I definitely didn’t notice anything). I left to go back home two hours later and had a 5 inch crack that was too large to have repaired the entire windshield had to be replaced and the automatic breaking system cameras needed to be recalibrated. I ended up going through my insurance because the recalibration alone was going to be a couple hundred plus $500 for the glass.

- Marissa C., San Clemente, CA, US

problem #2

Jan 022019

Forester Touring 2.0L

  • CVT transmission
  • 23,000 miles

Window cracked. Insurance replaced. 4 months later EyeSight application is no longer trustworthy.

- Ponzi U., Orange Park, FL, US

problem #1

Mar 052018

Forester LX

  • Automatic transmission
  • 13,000 miles

My windshield cracked with no apparent impact about 6 months ago. Then the other day, my husband noticed 4 new cracks appearing in my new windshield. He was upset because I had just been in a Fuller's Car Wash and he said those cloth car washes are too rough for this car. I knew there was no way that car's windshield was damaged in the car wash. We had to have the windshield replaced again! This car was purchased brand new, and this should not be happening. I just want a glass that won't crack.

Update from Jul 29, 2018: So that is two windshields in 6 months. We called the dealer and we were told windshields are not covered under the warranty so we went to another place that was very helpful.

- Mary M., Chicago, US