Subaru Ascent — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-09-01. 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: 439 complaints 2019 2020: 319 complaints 2020 2021: 101 complaints 2021 2022: 55 complaints 2022 2023: 43 complaints 2023 2024: 50 complaints 2024 2025: 14 complaints 2025 2026: 1 complaints 2026
2026: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
2019439
2020319
2021101
202255
202343
202450
202514
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 14 Only 14 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 Recommended 50 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2023 Recommended 43 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 101 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2020 Avoid 319 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2019 Avoid 439 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.