2024 Subaru Ascent: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 54 complaints
54
Total Complaints
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
22
VISIBILITY/WIPER
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
WHEELS
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
STEERING
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2
AIR BAGS
1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The wireless car play phone connection randomly drops and is a known issue with Subaru. This a potential safety issue due to dropping calls mid calls that are hands free and encourage the driver to grab the mobile phone change it from air play to phone and then back to air play to fix it. Or take it..."
"Driver side mirror has vibration that increases with speed. At highway speeds, it is difficult to safely see the lane next to you, especially if there is a vehicle behind you with their headlights on. The vehicle's mirror glass and housing were replaced and the vibration remains. There is no observa..."
"The driver-side mirror vibrates and shakes excessively on rough roads or at highway speeds, making it difficult to use, especially at night. In contrast, the passenger-side mirror is stable at all speeds with minimal to no shaking. The dealer's service department confirmed the problem and replaced t..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28