2025 Subaru Ascent — reported problems and evidence

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

Owner complaints (2,048 records, model years 2019–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors) and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
Manufacturer communications (3,142 records, model years 2019–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

1mention a crash
1mention a fire

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

Safety recalls NHTSA 1
Manufacturer communications NHTSA 99
Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
Owner complaints NHTSA 14

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

P2096 in 2 records
P062F in 1 record

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.

Symptoms and warning lights in these systems

Washer fluid light Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)
Hill descent control light: meaning and what to check first Driver-assistance systems
Hill start assist warning: meaning and what to check first Driver-assistance systems
Battery / Charging Warning Light Electrical system
Battery/charging light Electrical system

Where to go next

Subaru Ascent coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
All model years of the Subaru Ascent Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.