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Subaru BRZ Visibility problems by year

5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Subaru BRZ's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Visibility recalls

Latest BRZ visibility complaints

2020 Subaru BRZVisibility & wipers

A small stone put a tiny mark on my windshield, I woke up the next morning and the windshield was spidered in a huge circle.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11457917
2013 Subaru BRZLightsVisibility & wipers

Taillight condensation when raining. Known defect, but company will not pay for repair. Stating outside of warranty. May occlude lights when driving. Broken driver's side sunvisor impeding vision. Multiple complaints on online forums, again reported to be outside warranty despite safety issue. Taken in prior to warranty running out and turned away.

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11194288
2013 Subaru BRZEquipment & accessoriesVisibility & wipers

The homelink mirrors in these cars have been a very big issue. I have been in for at least three repairs within the last year. The first night I took my car home, the rear-view mirror fell off and hit the dash of the car. This could have distracted someone and made them run off the road. They repaired it as soon as possible, but they have never been able to completely take the vibrations away. You can't see anything when looking in the rear-view mirror, because it shakes so much. There are forums full of...

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people online with the same complaint. Subaru did change the backplate design recently, but it doesn't seem to have fixed the issue. I've noticed that it's worse when it's hot outside. The mirror seems to loosen. It has not fallen again, but I think it's just a matter of time. *Tr

Filed Incident Equipment adaptive / mobility · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10628172
2013 Subaru BRZBody, doors & structureVisibility & wipers

The homelink rear view mirror mount failed and the mirror fell onto the center console, hitting the center air vents and damaging the molding, also hitting the shift knob and interfering with shift maneuvers. This also happened to me again one year later on july 18, 2014. *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10611422
2013 Subaru BRZVisibility & wipersBody, doors & structure

Gaskets around driver side windows (including stationary triangular panes) as well as passenger side windows do not create a good seal and allow moisture to enter from outside from things such as rain or regular hand washing. *Tr

Filed Incident Visibility · StructureNHTSA 10525484

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