My 2020 LE was in the body shop after my wife scraped the bumper on a parking stop. I don’t remember the headlights looking like this before. The left beam mostly hits the center of my garage door, but there’s a sharp line near the top that makes it look like something is cutting the beam off to the side. I adjusted the height and the pattern moved up with it.
It’s not super obvious on the garage door, but out on the road it shows as a big dark square about 100 feet ahead, just next to the yellow line.
I went back to the body shop today and they said they’d check it. I did notice they used an aftermarket headlight. There’s also a small gap difference — around a quarter inch — between the new headlight and the hood, compared to the other side.
Can anyone post a photo of their headlights on a garage door so I can compare? This aftermarket one seems a bit off.
I think that little tab on the driver’s side is normal. It’s supposed to help avoid shining into oncoming traffic. My 2019 XSE has always looked off to me too, but I read that’s how it’s meant to be. Made me stop stressing about it.
Same thing on my 2022. I was told — and read online — it’s normal. It’s there so you don’t blind people coming the other way. I’ve seen it on other brands too. I rent a lot of cars for work and notice it often.
