Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2019 Subaru Ascent has 8 recalls, 431 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
8
Recalls
431
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 12, 2026
19V855000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Ascent vehicles. The transmission hydraulic sensor may inaccurately measure the hydraulic ...
21V955000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2020 Legacy and Outback vehicles. A programming error in the Transmission Con...
21V587000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2018 Forester, 2018-2020 Impreza, Legacy, Outback, 2018-2019 BRZ, WRX, and Toy...
20V218000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Impreza, Outback, Legacy, and Ascent vehicles. The low pressure fuel pump may become inope...
19V856000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent vehicles. The aluminum Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV...
19V519000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Ascent vehicles. The center support bolts for the driveshaft may loosen, possibly resultin...
18V508000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Subaru Ascent vehicles. These vehicles may be missing spot welds on, or around, the B-Pill...
22V907000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Ascent vehicles. The ground bolt that secures the ground terminal of the Positive Tem...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2019 Subaru Ascent SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approxi... |
| Feb 21, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Component/System Failed: The vehicle’s CVT transmission and related transmission components. The tra... |
| Nov 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Over the past few months the transmission has started randomly refusing to engage. When entering the... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The break pads had to be renewed after 2.5 months because the ABS was engaging every time I used the... |
| Aug 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The battery is draining so quick that the car doesnt start at all. The battery drained completely in... |
| Jul 6, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | All of a sudden my vehicle accelerated after placing it in reverse with my foot on the brake. There ... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | As a veteran and spouse of an active duty service member, we are currently fulfiling our overseas to... |
| Jun 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While driving on the highway, my vehicle suddenly lost the ability to accelerate—this is the second ... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission belt broke while driving resulting in a catastrophic failure. |
| Jan 18, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I have a 2019 Subaru Ascent Limited model with 96,xxx miles as of January 2025. In 2023, there was a... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE | STARTED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE 30 MILES FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE INTRUMENT CLUST... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | When trying to maintain highway speeds (65 to 70 MPH) and driving in mountainous terrain of Pennsylv... |
| Jan 3, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Subaru windshild in my 2019 Ascent have been replaced twice in 30,000 miles due to very inadequate g... |
| Nov 27, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We have had to replace battery twice and had to have auto club give us a jump start multiple times. ... |
| Nov 15, 2024 | SUSPENSION | My Ascent is primarily driven in the city of San Francisco, a fairly hilly city. We have had issues... |
| Oct 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The CVT experienced a catastrophic failure, later identified as "the chain" by a Subaru dealer mecha... |
| Aug 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | While driving on a road with a lot of hills our car sudden lost all engine power but all of the ligh... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | SUSPENSION | There is a knocking or clunking noise at low speeds during and after turning in the front driver's s... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Purchase the car two weeks ago the first night on the way home it was acting up just like it did whe... |
| Jul 24, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | We have been dealing with issues with this vehicle since 2024. We had 3 open recalls which we took i... |