Reliability & cost of ownership
Subaru Ascent Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Subaru Ascent? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Subaru Ascent problems by model year
25 recall entries and 1,044 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ascent | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 Ascent | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Ascent | 1 | 51 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Ascent | 4 | 45 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Ascent | 2 | 56 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Ascent | 2 | 105 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Ascent | 5 | 324 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Ascent | 9 | 443 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Subaru Ascent, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system293 complaints
- power train189 complaints
- unknown or other154 complaints
- visibility/wiper153 complaints
- engine104 complaints
- service brakes83 complaints
- visibility54 complaints
- forward collision avoidance51 complaints