NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Subaru Ascent Recalls
The 2021 Subaru Ascent has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Subaru Ascent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 103
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Subaru Ascent, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 Subaru Ascent
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 26V436000
- Reported
- July 7, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 541,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020, 2022–2025 Ascent, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 22V907000
- Reported
- December 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,694
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020, 2022 Ascent
2021 Subaru Ascent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 103 owner complaints about the 2021 Subaru Ascent, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Subaru Ascent, the component group named most often is the power train (18%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the lane departure (15%).
1 of the 2021 Subaru Ascent's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Subaru Ascent owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 3,141 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train19
- Electrical System18
- Unknown Or Other16
- Lane Departure15
- Visibility/Wiper15
- Engine12
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2021 Subaru Ascent peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 26. 75% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 103 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Ascent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Ascent by model year
Other 2021 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted