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Fuel systemPart report

2022 Subaru Ascent Fuel system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
7%of 56 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the fuel system of the 2022 Subaru Ascent, 7% of the 56 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was in a front end collision with a deer. Upon impact there was heavy damage to my front end and smoke coming from my engine bay. Within minutes a fire started and only a couple minutes later the entire car was engulfed. No airbags deployed during the accident, there was no collision detected by smartlink and I wasn't even notified of any issues by starlink until the car was completely burnt down and getting doused in water. …”

NHTSA complaint #11635099, filed 2025-01

“The transmission is slipping and lunges forward, I believe this is the same reason there was a recall for my model car in 2019 & 2020. I have reported this to the car dealership and it will be placed in their service department tomorrow... I was carrying five (5) passengers in the car when it lunged forward and I almost rear ended the car in front of me and was also rear ended because I had to apply my brakes quickly. As stated above I'm hopeful this will be done by the dealership tomorrow. No inspection have been performed but it is scheduled to be done. …”

NHTSA complaint #11473571, filed 2022-07

“Ascent randomly hesitates when pulling out into traffic.. both at slow speeds and when attempting to pass on interstate.. has been at dealer service numerous times regarding this , it periodically 'walking' when parked and ranfom inability to get hatch to work. Is currently at a different dealer service as previous dealer was unable to replicate and unwilling to keep vehicle for more than the hour or 2 of service appt. Prev dealer did replace hatch motor over a year ago..but still works randomly..their fix for this is to manually reset everytime.. …”

NHTSA complaint #11575036, filed 2024-03

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202412%
202312%
202247%
202122%
2020144%
2019164%

Other parts of the 2022 Subaru Ascent

Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Other or unknown
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
6 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Lane departure
3 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Subaru Ascent

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology