Subaru Ascent
The Subaru Ascent appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2019 to 2026: 13 recall campaigns (25 model-year entries) and 22 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is electrical system (172.4 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by service brakes (172.4).
The 2019 model year has the most complaints (22). Recall campaigns peaked in 2019 with 3; complaints were received in the largest number in 2019 (17). Within Subaru, this line ranks 18 of 29 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Subaru Ascent | 9 | 22 | 800% | 1,504,275 |
| 2020 Subaru Ascent | 5 | 0 | 0% | 1,188,459 |
| 2021 Subaru Ascent | 2 | 0 | 0% | 812,931 |
| 2022 Subaru Ascent | 2 | 0 | 0% | 812,931 |
| 2023 Subaru Ascent | 4 | 0 | 0% | 549,962 |
| 2024 Subaru Ascent NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 541,237 |
| 2025 Subaru Ascent NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 541,237 |
| 2026 Subaru Ascent NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 541,237 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Subaru Ascent complaints (29 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Subaru model lines
- Outback 194 recalls · 3,853 complaints
- Forester 115 recalls · 2,449 complaints
- Legacy 211 recalls · 2,218 complaints
- Impreza 146 recalls · 1,624 complaints
- WRX 104 recalls · 752 complaints
- SVX 0 recalls · 291 complaints
- B9 Tribeca 7 recalls · 127 complaints
- Crosstrek 20 recalls · 125 complaints
- Baja 38 recalls · 103 complaints
- XV Crosstrek 3 recalls · 88 complaints
- GL 13 recalls · 78 complaints
- Loyale 9 recalls · 64 complaints
- Subaru 18 recalls · 50 complaints
- Justy 9 recalls · 49 complaints
- Tribeca 62 recalls · 40 complaints
- Impreza STI 0 recalls · 36 complaints
- BRZ 6 recalls · 33 complaints
- Ascent 25 recalls · 22 complaints
- WRX STI 14 recalls · 16 complaints
- DL 13 recalls · 10 complaints
- XT 8 recalls · 8 complaints
- 22 3 recalls · 1 complaints
- Solterra 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Crosstrek Hybrid 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Forester Hybrid 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- 23 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- 62 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- 63 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- FF-1 3 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Subaru Ascent model years have the most recalls?
2019 (9), 2020 (5), 2023 (4). Across model years 2019–2026 there are 13 distinct campaigns.
Which Subaru Ascent model year has the most complaints?
2019, with 22 of the line's 22 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Subaru Ascent complain about?
electrical system (172.4 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes (172.4 per 1,000 mentions), engine (137.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.