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What 12 owners told NHTSA about the 2025 Subaru Ascent

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (12)Crash / fire / injury (1)Visibility & wipers (4)Body & structure (2)Electrical system (2)Engine (2)Brakes (1)Driver assistance (1)Lane Departure (1)Steering (1)Tires (1)

1 of 12 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 21, 2025EngineCrashFire

I hit a deer on CA 395 north, my braking system worked and my air bags deployed, and then my engine immediately caught fire. I’m lucky i was able to get out of the car through a back door. Every police and fire who responded said they have never seen a car catch fire after hitting a deer and i should report a vehicle malfunction

NHTSA ODI 11706345

Working with the data? Download all 12 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2025 Subaru Ascent verdict →