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Subaru Ascent · 2019

9 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V587000·2021-07-29

    Subaru and Toyota Recall Vehicles for Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    Subaru is recalling certain 2018-2020 models and Toyota 86 vehicles because a fuel pump may fail, causing engine stall and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, TOYOTA OUTBACK, WRX, FORESTER, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V856000·2019-12-02

    Subaru Recalls 2019 Models for Engine Valve Separation Risk

    Subaru is recalling 51,613 2019 Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent vehicles because a PCV valve can separate, causing loss of power and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU CROSSTREK, ASCENT, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V508000·2018-08-02

    Subaru Recalls 2019 Ascent Vehicles for Missing B-Pillar Spot Welds

    Subaru is recalling 2019 Ascent vehicles because missing spot welds on the B-Pillar may compromise vehicle strength, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU ASCENT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V436000·2026-07-07

    Subaru Ascent, Forester, and Crosstrek vehicles with incorrect weight labels

    Subaru is recalling certain 2019–2026 Ascent, 2025–2026 Forester, and 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid vehicles due to incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating labels, which may lead to vehicle overload and increased crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU ASCENT, FORESTER, CROSSTREK HYBRID, FORESTER HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V907000·2022-12-08

    Subaru Ascent 2019–2022 Recall for Electrical Fire Risk

    Subaru is recalling 2019–2022 Ascent vehicles due to an improperly fastened ground bolt on the PTC heater that could melt and cause an electrical fire.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU ASCENT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V218000·2020-04-16

    Subaru Recalls 2019 Models for Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    Subaru is recalling 2019 Impreza, Outback, Legacy, and Ascent vehicles because the low pressure fuel pump may fail, causing the engine to stall.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU IMPREZA, LEGACY, ASCENT, OUTBACK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2019 · powertrain 84 complaints, median 18,000 mi
  • 2019 · visibility 77 complaints, median 18,102 mi
  • 2020 · powertrain 57 complaints, median 25,000 mi
  • 2020 · visibility 55 complaints, median 8,500 mi
  • 2024 · visibility 29 complaints

Technical service bulletins

437 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.3/5 · 14 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 50 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2023: 3.7/5 · 43 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2022: 3.8/5 · 55 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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