Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2021 Subaru Ascent.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Issue 1: Complete transmission failure was diagnosed by Subaru dealer March 24, 2026 at 5 years and 6 months after pu… |
| 2025-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving my Subaru Ascent, a check engine warning light appeared on the dashboard. Shortly afterward, I noticed sm… |
| 2025-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The transmission on our 2021 Subaru Ascent is slipping and failing to accelerate, RPMs reving, and every issue indicato… |
| 2025-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I had catastrophic transmission failure. The car was completely inoperable. Thankfully this only happened in a parking … |
| 2025-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle smells of fuel inside the cabin and when parked in the garage. To date the dealer is unable to diagnose the pro… |
| 2025-10-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission/CVT component on the vehicle, 2021 Subaru Ascent is malfunctioning. When being driven, the malfunctio… |
| 2025-10-29 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 2021 Subaru Ascent (VIN#***). Water found dripping down both second row seatbelts on multiple occasions during or follo… |
| 2025-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Oil leak from engine constantly from FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, rec cvt pump reseal with new trans seal, pump is leaking causi… |
| 2025-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the vehicl… |
| 2025-07-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Trunk would not open. Only way to open was to pop open the internal latch access port and switch the latch open with a … |
| 2025-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On Friday, June 13, 2025, while (thankfully) in my driveway, the transmission broke on my 2021 Subaru Ascent in my driv… |
| 2025-06-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I have a 2021 Subaru Ascent that falls under an extended warranty regarding the windshield due to a faulty windshield. … |
| 2025-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The lane assist failed by over correcting while I have my hands on the steering wheel. It over corrects to the center l… |
| 2025-05-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Every time I go out of park there is a massive clubking noise from under the car. It's actually a super common item wit… |
| 2025-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The windshield on the 2021 Subaru Ascent is dangerous because it chips extremely easily. I purchased the car new in 202… |
| 2025-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission needed to replaced at around 50k miles. Sister in law has the same year and her transmission went about th… |
| 2024-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes shudder and fade when slowing down from highway speeds. Subaru has issued many "fixes" but it keeps happening. … |
| 2024-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Transmission needed a full replacement |
| 2024-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving along with no traffic in front of me and no oncoming traffic when the automatic braking system engaged wi… |
| 2024-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Battery draining. Bought car from dealership preowned with 25k miles. Owned it for 3 weeks and so far -Battery dead, ju… |
| 2024-08-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | The driver was driving into a parking lot preparing to park, when the vehicle accelerated and started going forward at … |
| 2024-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Lift gate began malfunctioning going up and down on its ownthen dropped suddenly onto spouse's head. Now the lift gate … |
| 2024-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought a 2021 Ascent - Touring , lately there was an ever increasing amount of wind noise. It sounded like it was com… |
| 2024-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Front brakes (pads and rotors) had to replaced 2 times. The dealer said that Subaru used undersized pads and rotors on… |
| 2024-04-02 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | Vehicle drifts on the highway and pulls hard to the left, which is a very concerning safety issue. I have already taken… |
| 2024-04-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while making a left turn at approximately 5-10 MPH, anot… |
| 2024-02-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | After 3 years the battery died completely and the car was unable to start, I replaced the battery with AAA and the next… |
| 2023-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | P245 / 50 R 20 OEM Falken Tires need to be replaced with only 20K miles, even when all the maintenance was applied (rot… |
| 2023-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I noticed that the driver's door was making an odd clicking sound when the door was closing. Upon further investigation… |
| 2023-07-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2021 Subaru Ascent with 15,735 miles on it with the factory Falken tires. The tread and metal was showing and separati… |
| 2023-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car has always refused to accelerate if gas pedal is pushed down too quickly. Just before 60K miles, on way home we had… |
| 2023-07-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while his wife was repositioning the rear-view mirror, t… |
| 2023-07-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Blue smoke from tailpipe upon start |
| 2023-05-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | OEM tires that came with original vehicle purchase depleted tread and needed to be replaced by 38,000 miles. Alignment … |
| 2023-05-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield randomly became extremely hazy in one section to the point where Eyesight forward facing obstacle detection … |
| 2023-05-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield started cracking and crack doubled in size within a few hours, we did not hear a rock chip the window and do… |
| 2023-04-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Moving glass panel in sunroof cracked. Happened between laminations. Cannot feel crack on either face of glass. Car was… |
| 2023-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Started having problems with the brand new car shaking and brakes making grinding noises when stopping around 20K mile… |
| 2023-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission of my 2021 Ascent regularly slips or shutters when trying to accelerate time to time(not always). Lou… |
| 2023-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle braking reduced to about 10%. Brakes was making lots of noise and couldn’t stop for almost 1/4 mile. Managed to… |
| 2023-01-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | Vehicle wanders on the highway and pulls hard to the left, which is a very concerning safety issue. I have already take… |
| 2022-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V9070000 (Electric… |
| 2022-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V907000 (Electrica… |
| 2022-12-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Second time windshield has cracked, not due to rock or debris chip, but from edge of windshield and either out or up. … |
| 2022-11-30 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping A… |
| 2022-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car would not start in morning. @20,000 miles. Battery dead..not even trying to turn over..Had to get car jumped then a… |
| 2022-10-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I noticed the windshield of my Ascent premium has thousands of millions of glaring specks/dots when facing the sunlight… |
| 2022-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Car purchased in August 2021. Front brake rotors and pads were replaced around 7,600 miles and May 2022. They could n… |
| 2022-09-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car purchased in August 2021 new. In May 2022, the car had hesitation problems when traveling between 15-30 mph. The … |
| 2022-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The battery constantly drains when the car is not in use for a very short time. It appears to be an electrical drain. I… |