Subaru Ascent — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2019, 2020 · Best bets: 2023, 2024, 2022

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Subaru Ascent Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2026 highlighted. 2019: 432 complaints 2019 2020: 316 complaints 2020 2021: 97 complaints 2021 2022: 55 complaints 2022 2023: 39 complaints 2023 2024: 48 complaints 2024 2025: 12 complaints 2025 2026: 1 complaints 2026
2026: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
2019432
2020316
202197
202255
202339
202448
202512
20261

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2026 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2025 Not enough data 12 Only 12 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 Recommended 48 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2023 Recommended 39 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2022 Recommended 55 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2021 Caution 97 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2020 Avoid 316 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2019 Avoid 432 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.