Major Problems with Subaru Ascent Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Subaru Ascent to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Subaru Ascent

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Subaru Ascent.

Model Year	Complaints
2020 Ascent	8
2019 Ascent	66

Worst 3 Subaru Ascent complaints

2019 Subaru Ascent AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 17500 miles

2019 Subaru Ascent BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 21300 miles

2019 Subaru Ascent ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Mileage: 600 miles

Browse Subaru Ascent complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Ascent owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM have had electrical (radio/bluetooth) issues since 2 weeks after taking poccession. been in for repair 4 times . no resolve...	21 ~ 6133 miles
POWER TRAIN our ascent started having a squeal and rpm jump around 6000 miles. the car would only makes this noise on...	17 ~ 8757 miles
ENGINE driving on freeway check engine came online suddenly. eyesight turned off. car became unstable could not go past 60 mph....	14 ~ 5115 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER a couple of months ago my wife started the car and backed off a parking lot. when she pressed the...	9 ~ 6294 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was in traffic and the dash- started flashing and everything at once started shutting off and then brake was...	9 ~ 4121 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM raw gas smell when vehicle is at idle or after being driven for a bit and parked in the garage....	7 ~ 5500 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER while driving on the highway in the right lane at the speed limit of 65 mph the right rear window	7 ~ 2966 miles
SUSPENSION within my first two weeks (200-300 miles) of owning the vehicle i was told by stevens creek subaru that the...	4 ~ 4813 miles
STEERING have had electrical (radio/bluetooth) issues since 2 weeks after taking poccession. been in for repair 4 times . no resolve...	3 ~ 873 miles
WHEELS almost 9500 miles raining outside wife driving normal speed (highway driving) and eyesight stopped working and check engine light came...	2 ~ 5675 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE when the vehicle is stopped with the parking brake set the rear doors can not be open from the rear...	2 ~ 10655 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL have had electrical (radio/bluetooth) issues since 2 weeks after taking poccession. been in for repair 4 times . no resolve...	2 ~ 315 miles
AIR BAGS airbag sensor fault....	2 ~ 8778 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru ascent. the contact stated the passenger side front seat was unable to be...	1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING we took possession of this vehicle october 2019 brand new order. ever since we have had this vehicle we have...	1 ~ 500 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when holding speed constant between approximately 20-35 mph or under very light acceleration in this range vehicle seems to jerk	1 ~ 12000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC a couple of months ago my wife started the car and backed off a parking lot. when she pressed the...	1 ~ 3500 miles
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING > FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. while driving 14 mph in a parking lot the contact attempted to...	1 ~ 5400 miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. while driving 45 mph the vehicle began to jerk violently to the...	1 ~ 700 miles

FAQ

What year Subaru Ascent is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 2 years, Subaru Ascent models of 2020, 2019 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Subaru Ascent?

Subaru Ascent models of 2019 and 2020 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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