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2021 Subaru Ascent driver assistance problems

The 2021 Subaru Ascent has 25 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

25

Driver Assistance complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Ascent driver assistance complaints by model year25 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 23 complaints2021: 25 complaints2022: 14 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Ascent driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The driver was driving into a parking lot preparing to park, when the vehicle accelerated and started going forward at a higher speed. The vehicle struck a parked vehicle, then travelled across the parking lot, over curbs, a grass median, landscaping, and struck a rock building at a high rate of…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · August 6, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2021 Subaru Ascent have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Ascent driver assistance — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.