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Subaru Ascent

Safety Grade: F
1,246
Total Complaints
58
Crashes
40
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top Issues

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
280
POWER TRAIN
157
VISIBILITY/WIPER
149
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
143
ENGINE
94
SERVICE BRAKES
76
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
35
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
25
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DE
24
STRUCTURE:BODY
23

Recent Complaints

2022 SUBARU ASCENT — POWER TRAIN
Traveling back home from our vehicle downhill the vehicle started aggressively started to downshift that caused disengaging it was scary and almost wrecked into a tree. The car was very hot and smoking . We were stranded and afraid to move the car as we sat for over an hour and had to walk two miles...
2020 SUBARU ASCENT — BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
I was driving and I got check engine light and all safety features disabled while I was in the freeway, luckily I was able to drive to nearby Subaru dealer for inspection and I found out that there was a recall on the engine for this vehicle and when I contacted the manufacturer they asked me to tak...
2020 SUBARU ASCENT — LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
I was driving and I got check engine light and all safety features disabled while I was in the freeway, luckily I was able to drive to nearby Subaru dealer for inspection and I found out that there was a recall on the engine for this vehicle and when I contacted the manufacturer they asked me to tak...
2020 SUBARU ASCENT — ENGINE
I was driving and I got check engine light and all safety features disabled while I was in the freeway, luckily I was able to drive to nearby Subaru dealer for inspection and I found out that there was a recall on the engine for this vehicle and when I contacted the manufacturer they asked me to tak...
2019 SUBARU ASCENT — ENGINE
The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approximately 75 MPH, a deer ran across the highway and hit the left driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A grayish smoke began to emit from the vehicle as the contact's wif...
2019 SUBARU ASCENT — AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approximately 75 MPH, a deer ran across the highway and hit the left driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A grayish smoke began to emit from the vehicle as the contact's wif...
2022 SUBARU ASCENT — AIR BAGS
While driving under normal road conditions at approximately 35mph, the side airbags in the vehicle deployed unexpectedly without any collision, impact, or apparent external cause. There were no warning lights, alerts, or prior indications of any system malfunction before the deployment. The sudden ...
2026 SUBARU ASCENT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
The contact owns a 2026 Subaru Accent. The contact stated that there was a failure related to the brake pedal design. The contact stated that there was an approximate one-inch difference in spacing between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal in previous model vehicles. The contact stated that ...
2026 SUBARU ASCENT — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2026 Subaru Accent. The contact stated that there was a failure related to the brake pedal design. The contact stated that there was an approximate one-inch difference in spacing between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal in previous model vehicles. The contact stated that ...
2022 SUBARU ASCENT — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2022 Subaru Ascent. Noticed progressive strong odor in the car. After rain had significant fluid accumulation in the front passenger ceiling, inside front passenger door (sloshing), and wet carpets on the floor on the passenger side. Serviced by Subaru dealer water specialist who reported (1) clogge...

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