Subaru Ascent problems, by model year and system
1,033 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Subaru Ascent 2019–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — electrical (289), transmission and drivetrain (182). Each system has a page across the years; 4 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsSubaru Ascent complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 3 in all | — | — |
| 2025 15 in all | 2 | — |
| 2024 50 in all | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 45 in all | 4 | — |
| 2022 55 in all | — | 14 |
| 2021 102 in all | 18 | 19 |
| 2020 322 in all | 101 | 58 |
| 2019 441 in all | 160 | 88 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Subaru Ascent system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 289 complaints across 9 model years, 28% of everything owners filed about the Subaru Ascent. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Subaru Ascent year has the most complaints?
2019 (441), 2020 (322), 2021 (102). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.