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    <periodOfReport>2019-09-12</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>Vivint Solar, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VSLR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Dickson Paul S.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1800 WEST ASHTON BLVD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LEHI</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>UT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>84043</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Revenue Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
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                <value>2019-09-12</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted pursuant to the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) which can only be settled with shares of common stock. 25% of the shares subject to this award will vest on September 6, 2020, and on each of the next 12 RSU quarterly vesting dates, 1/16 of the shares subject to this award will vest, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer or any subsidiary of the Issuer through such date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">25% of the Shares subject to this option will vest on September 6, 2020, and on each of the next 12 quarterly vesting dates, 1/16 of the shares subject to this option will vest, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer or any subsidiary of the Issuer through such date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Dana C. Russell, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-09-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
