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2024 Subaru Ascent visibility & wipers problems

The 2024 Subaru Ascent has 31 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 48% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

31

Visibility & Wipers complaints

48%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Ascent visibility & wipers complaints by model year81 complaints2019: 81 complaints2020: 60 complaints2021: 17 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 31 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Ascent visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

While pulling up to a drive thru window the vehicle shuddered and the engine shut off. I lost all power steering and had to come to a stop, shift into park, then restart the engine. No check engine lights or warnings illuminated. There were no status messages to indicate what caused it to shut off.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · May 28, 2026

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2024 Subaru Ascent have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2024 Subaru Ascent visibility & wipers — 48% 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.