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Best and worst years for the Subaru Ascent

Of the 6 model years of the Subaru Ascent with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (529), and the 2023 has the fewest (68).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Subaru Ascent 0 275 550 2019: 529 529 '19 2020: 381 381 '20 2021: 145 '21 2022: 82 '22 2023: 68 68 '23 2024: 70 70 '24 2025: 20 '25 2026: 4 '26
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
2019529
2020381
2021145
202282
202368
202470
202520
20264

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 4.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2020.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 2023 and 2024.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202644
20252020
20247070
20236868
20228282
2021145145
2020381409
2019529564