Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Subaru Ascent has 79 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 3 powertrain-related recalls.
79
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
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...
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...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| 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 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | When trying to maintain highway speeds (65 to 70 MPH) and driving in mountainous terrain of Pennsylv... |
| 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 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... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped and att... |
| Nov 3, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 2019 Subaru Ascent was taken to mechanic due to jolting between 1000RPM and 1500RPM. Car was not thr... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The right front wheel was making an airplane type noise. Upon taking it to Belle Tire in Gaylord, MI... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I have been asking Subaru to fix the transmission for 2 years now. It seems like it’s going to stall... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle has completed all transmission recalls. Until recently, Subaru continued to say that the is... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH... |
| May 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I purchased the car brand new in 2019. Shortly after purchasing, the transmission started having hes... |
| Apr 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the ve... |
| Jan 23, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | 2019 SUBARU ASCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 21V-955. THE CONSUMER RECEIV... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | As I am going up a hill I will be pushing on the gas and the engine will rev up loudly and the rpm w... |
| Dec 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On speeds of about 70+, both on cruise control and off, car jerks for about 5-10 seconds when accele... |