Best Windshield for Subaru Outback

The last was a Pilkington and has lasted twice as long as all the OEM combined!

Go aftermarket. Pilkington if you have a choice, but any aftermarket will likely be better than OEM (Carlex). Zero issues with eyesight.

Aftermarket all the way. It's more durable than OEM. If you have an option, Pilkington seems to be the best through various user reports. I went through 3 replacements with my '19 Legacy and aftermarket is definitely better.

We have a 22 OBW and are on our FOURTH windshield. The first ones we replaced with OEM. This last one we replaced with a Pilkington brand. Pilkington is still going strong and has lasted almost twice as long as the others combined.

Last glass we replaced with a Pilkington. It’s lasted twice as long (so far) as all the other windshields combined. It’s had a couple of similar ‘minor’ stone chips as what did in the OEMs. It’s still going strong.

I got a crack in my windshield the first weekend of driving my Outback in 2017. A huge rock was kicked up on the interstate, I think most cars would’ve had the same result as my car.

Unfortunately this is par for the Gen 6 Outback and other Subarus. I'm on my 2nd windshield in 2 years never had one crack on me before in 25 years. Many in this sub are on their 3rd or 4th windshields in under 2 years. The Carlex OEM glass is absolute shit and is known to spontaneous crack. Those cracks don't stay small either they expand rapidly.

My outback right now is cracked.

The new windshield last 3 weeks before we had to do it all again. Each crack 16” to 20” with no visible impact.

I have a 2022 OBW. Windshield is absolutely messed up with cracks yet no damage was present. I’m starting to think these windows are decrepit shit pots haha