--- title: "2020-2025 Subaru Outback Wipers: 26\" and 18\"" description: "The 2020-2025 Subaru Outback takes a 26-inch driver-side blade and a 18-inch passenger-side blade. The rear wiper is 16 inches. Includes connector type and whether a longer blade will fit." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/wipers" updated: "2026-08-21" --- # 2020-2025 Subaru Outback Wiper Blade Sizes The 2020-2025 Subaru Outback takes a 26-inch driver-side blade and a 18-inch passenger-side blade. The rear wiper is 16 inches. Includes connector type and whether a longer blade will fit. **Quick answer**: The 2020-2025 Subaru Outback takes a 26" driver-side and 18" passenger-side wiper blade, plus a 16" rear blade. ## 2020-2025 Subaru Outback blade lengths and fitment (Check your manual) | Position | Length | | --- | --- | | Driver side | 26 in | | Passenger side | 18 in | | Rear | 16 in | Note: Rear blade grew from 14-in (BS generation) to 16-in on this platform ## Which Subaru Outback model years does this cover? These wiper blades specifications apply to every Subaru Outback built from 2020 through 2025, the BT (6th generation), mid-size wagon/crossover (subaru global platform). Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. - [2020 Outback](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020) - [2021 Outback](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2021) - [2022 Outback](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2022) - [2023 Outback](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2023) - [2024 Outback](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2024) - [2025 Outback](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2025) ## What changed during the 2020-2025 Subaru Outback | Years | What changed | | --- | --- | | 2020 | Generation launch on the Subaru Global Platform; direct-injected FB25D replaces the port-injected FB25; 3.6R/EZ36 discontinued; EyeSight standard | | 2022 | Wilderness trim introduced. First Outback to use the turbocharged 2.4L FA24F, plus raised suspension, all-terrain tires, and a full-size spare option | | 2023 | XT trims (Touring XT, Onyx Edition XT, Limited XT) broaden 2.4T availability beyond Wilderness; minor styling refresh | | 2025 | Final model year of this generation before the next redesign; largely a carryover year | ## 2020-2025 Subaru Outback wiper blades: common questions ### What size wiper blades does a 2020-2025 Subaru Outback take? 26 inches on the driver's side and 18 inches on the passenger's side, plus a 16-inch rear blade. ### Can you fit a longer wiper blade on a 2020-2025 Subaru Outback? Going up one inch usually clears, but it is not free: an oversized driver's blade can overlap the passenger blade at the top of the sweep, or run off the edge of the glass and chatter. The factory sizes are chosen to sweep the maximum area without contact. ### What wiper connector does a 2020-2025 Subaru Outback use? Rear blade grew from 14-in (BS generation) to 16-in on this platform. Blade packaging lists the connector type. Match it or the adapter will not latch. ## Sources - [Wikipedia, Subaru FB engine (FB25D direct-injection, 2020 Outback/Legacy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_FB_engine) - [AMSOIL lookup, 2022 Outback 2.4L FA24 turbo oil spec/capacity](https://www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2022/subaru/outback/2-4l-4-cyl-engine-code-a-fa24-a-turbo/) - [NHTSA, 19V-664 brake pedal mounting bracket recall (WUL-97)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RCLRPT-19V664-6082.PDF) - [NHTSA, 24V-227 front passenger airbag sensor recall](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V227-7296.PDF) - [Out Motorsports, 2022 Outback Wilderness review (260 hp FA24F introduction)](https://www.outmotorsports.com/2021/09/2022-subaru-outback-wilderness-review-off-road/) - [classaction.org, Subaru lawsuit: 2019-2025 vehicles, parasitic battery drain (Taylor v. Subaru)](https://www.classaction.org/news/subaru-lawsuit-says-2019-2025-vehicles-plagued-by-electrical-system-defect-causing-parasitic-battery-drain) - [AutoZone, 2023 Outback wiper blade fitment (26/18/16)](https://www.autozone.com/ignition-tune-up-and-routine-maintenance/wiper-blade-windshield/subaru/outback/2023) - [Edmunds, 2023 Subaru Outback review (XT/Wilderness turbo trim lineup)](https://www.edmunds.com/subaru/outback/2023/) ## Other Subaru Outback generations - [2015-2019 Subaru Outback wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2015-2019/wipers) - [2010-2014 Subaru Outback wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2010-2014/wipers) Or [compare all generations](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/wipers). ## More for the 2020-2025 Subaru Outback - [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/oil) - [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/battery) - [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/tires) - [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/filters) - [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/bulbs) - [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/brakes) - [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/fluids) - [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/service-schedule) - [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/common-problems) - [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/oil-reset) - [Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/key-fob-battery) - [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/specs) Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.