Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Subaru Ascent has 16 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 12, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| Oct 2, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | Front brakes squealing at low speed stops. This was confirmed at the dealership when pulling into th... |
| May 16, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES,PARKING BRAKE | The parking/emergency brake lever was accidently activated while traveling at highway speed of 70mph... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAD BRAKES REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2020 WITH 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I HAVE ... |
| Nov 11, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES SHOOK VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHILE DESCENDING MOUNTAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID ... |
| Oct 19, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | AT ABOUT 13,000 MILES THE VEHICLE SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF WARPED FRONT ROTORS. THEY WERE MACHINED SMOOTH.... |
| Aug 9, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | I PURCHASED THE SUBARU ASCENT 2019 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. RECENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BRAKES SQUEAL, LIKE METAL TO METAL.THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACE A... |
| Dec 11, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | IN A MATTER OF 3 WEEKS, THE ASCENT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO OBJECTS... |
| Nov 9, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THIS STARTED WITH ONLY 6K MILES ON 2019 ASCENT, THE BRAKES RIDE EXTREMELY ROUGH. BRAKING DOES ARE N... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKE FAILURE ON NEW CAR |
| Jul 16, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS INCORRECTLY IDENTIFYING PARKED CARS OR CARS EXITING THE FREEWAY IN... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | AT 6700 MILES, THE BRAKES ARE ROUGH AND GIVES THE CAR A VERY BUMPY RIDE. |
| Mar 25, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND BACKED OFF A PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE PRESSED THE B... |
| Mar 2, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU ASCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE WARNING INDI... |
| Jan 19, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2019 SUBARU ASCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE. *LD *TR |