AutoUtility currently tracks 14 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2025 Subaru Ascent. Visibility, Wipers & Glass issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 4 complaints (28.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 cites a fire.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 14 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Visibility, Wipers & Glass (4 reports • 28.6% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Steering System (2), Electrical System (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2025 Subaru Ascent
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Visibility, Wipers & Glass
Steering System
Electrical System
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Engine & Cooling
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2025 Subaru Ascent
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"Was getting out the car the door shut car door and side curtain on drivers side and drivers seats airbag deployed. My children were in the car no injuries during event. But, could have depending on when the airbags would have deployed if not then. Please inspect. Had manufacturer come inspect and..."
"2025 Subaru Ascent has a popping noise randomly usually when turning left. Dealership services can not find the source."
"The car will spontaneously brake for no reason while driving forward and reverse. The steering wheel will spontaneously steer you out of the lane. The doors will lock while you are in the car and you can't get out for about 30 seconds. The deck door will come down on you unexpectedly while loading..."
"Traveling in my 2025 Subaru Ascent with cruise control set at 50mph. Bright sunny day, no shadows on the road and no vehicles in front of me. My vehicle slammed on the brakes out of nowhere. Held deceleration about 5-7 seconds and then resumed cruising speed. The road I was on is generally busy. I..."
"31 May 2026 (AM) Operating vehicle north on MD Rte 147 traveling appr. 45 MPH when vehicle started experiencing uncontrolled electrical activation of features e.g., heat, air, radio, main display. This proceed a shuddering in the drive train like one would experience with a transmission issue...."
Complaint History for Subaru Ascent
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2019–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Subaru Ascent | 439 | 10 | 9 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Subaru Ascent | 319 | 6 | 5 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Subaru Ascent | 100 | 3 | 2 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Subaru Ascent | 55 | 6 | 2 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Subaru Ascent | 43 | 4 | 4 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Subaru Ascent | 48 | 2 | 1 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Subaru Ascent Current Page | 14 | 1 | 1 | Current |
| 2026 Subaru Ascent | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2025 Subaru Ascent
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 12 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering NHTSA category: STEERING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER,LANE DEPARTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.