Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | 23V392000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 5 | — | Details |
| 2023-04-07 | 23V258000 |
TIRES | 4,409 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was entering an intersection to make a left-hand turn. I was driving at a low speed. My foot was pressing the accel… |
| 2025-09-14 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | When crossing a bridge at 40 mph with wide open lanes and shoulders the vehicle on cruise control suddenly braked aggre… |
| 2025-08-28 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | Incident Description – Event 1 On August 28, 2025, at approximately 4:45 p.m. while driving on Sugar Ridge Road, my 202… |
| 2025-06-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The windshield on the 2023 is extremely susceptible to cracking easily. Chips turn to cracks within minutes |
| 2025-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I am filing a formal complaint against Subaru of America regarding a safety defect in my 2023 Subaru Ascent (VIN: [XXX]… |
| 2025-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Formal Complaint Summary (VIN: [XXX] ) I am submitting this formal complaint concerning a 2023 Subaru Ascent Onyx Edit… |
| 2025-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The warning lights on the car flashed and the car shut down. I was on the highway. I called 911 and they told me to qui… |
| 2025-03-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The passenger-side mirror on my Ascent has been damaged and removed since March 2025. I paid for the part on April 8, 2… |
| 2024-09-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 2023 Subaru Ascent Touring. Front windshield easily cracked from minor rock strikes 3 times within 20 months. Replace… |
| 2024-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unusual wear on tires - 7/32 at 8000 miles, 5/32 at 15000 miles, advised to replace all tires at 15000 miles. Existing … |
| 2024-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | unknown defects in some vehicles that could cause sudden and unintended acceleration without driver input Yes, our safe… |
| 2024-07-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | There was a SUDDEN and UNINTENDED acceleration without the driver input while braking to park going approximately 1 - 2… |
| 2024-07-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield is delicate and very easily chipped. Windshield has three different chips from 4000 miles of paved road driv… |
| 2024-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | On May 12, 2024 I placed my vehicle in Park. As I exited, it rolled back. The door knocked me down and the car rolled o… |
| 2024-04-30 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that the Eyesight system was intermittently inoperable. A me… |
| 2024-01-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The auto brakes are not accurate because it triggers them in unsafe situations. |
| 2024-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes have been replaced once and serviced once afterwards. The vehicle now needs the brakes serviced again. This will… |
| 2023-11-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | Tire blew out at 70 mph on interstate with no warning and no debris on roadway. (245/50R20). Police officer aided us af… |
| 2023-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Right around the 10,000 mile mark I started noticing a shake when braking. I was pretty concerned about this as the car… |
| 2023-10-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | The heated seats do not heat. They are luke warm and you can barely feel any heat. I took the vehicle to my local Subar… |
| 2023-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle is stated to get 20 MPG in the city, 26 MPG on the Highway and 22 MPG combined according to the monroney la… |
| 2023-08-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I have owned the car new since July 1, 2023. About a month into ownership the TPMS light came on. My wife was close to … |
| 2023-07-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | On 7/16/2023 I was driving my 2023 Subaru Ascent on I-95 when the tire PSI warning alerted me to low tire pressure on m… |
| 2023-07-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The windshield on my Subaru Ascent is prone to cracking, vehicle of less than 3,000 miles has a 3in crack in windshield… |
| 2023-06-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | Front passenger seat in Subaru Ascents do not have means of raising and lowering seat height. Consequently, shorter pas… |
| 2023-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brake pedal is too high for people of average height, especially women, to use properly. Our feet slip underneath t… |
| 2023-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Only 3500 miles on new 2023 Subaru ASCENT and it won"t start. I have had to give it a boost four times already, anytime… |
| 2023-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | I attempted to make a U-turn with the steering wheel fully turned to the left. When I accelerated, the car took off and… |
| 2023-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I own a Subaru 2023 Ascent ([XXX]) that I purchased in December 2022. Since I got the car, the car has been nothing but… |
| 2023-05-02 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Subaru Eyesight will turn off randomly while driving or while parked (turn the vehicle off, unlock the door, sit for a … |
| 2023-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | (1) PASSENGER seat airbag status light has been and still is intermittent. This fact is documented with dated pics atta… |
| 2023-02-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | Falken ZIEX ZE001 A/S rear right tire. We were driving on the 14 freeway when suddenly the car began shaking and warnin… |
| 2023-01-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Just bought my Ascent last 12/31/22. With less than 600 miles, while driving with my heater on, I noticed there was a c… |
| 2023-01-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Side passenger window spontaneously developed a crack about 10 inches long while sitting parked. The crack is located … |
| 2022-12-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield cracked more than 2 inches above the front windshield A/C vent while vehicle is in warm up process around ou… |