Subaru reports the 2021 Subaru Ascent sales for April. Why is the family hauler the only model in the all-wheel-drive lineup with negative sales compared with last year?
It s hard to believe, but the 2021 Subaru Ascent 3-Row family hauler is entering year three. How is Ascent doing? Subaru of America )SOA) reports 2020 sales, and the Subaru Ascent finished the year with a drop in sales like all SOA s nameplates due to COVID. The Ascent had 67,623 sales in 2020 compared with 81,958 in 2019, down 17.5 percent.
In December, Subaru delivered 6,692 Ascent family haulers to customers compared with 8,280 in December 2019, down 19.1 percent. The Ascent is the number four selling nameplate in Subaru s stable behind Forester, Outback, and Crosstrek. Is the new Subaru Ascent reliable?
Does the Subaru Ascent have reliability problems?
The Subaru Ascent was an all-new model for the 2019 model year, and as with many new cars, there are bugs to work out. It s a problem affecting many automakers when they launch an all-new model.
As the 2021 Subaru Forester, Outback, Crosstrek, and Ascent arrive at retailers, is quality improving? There is an indicator consumers can look at to check an automaker s quality. The number of recalls in its entire lineup of vehicles.
In 2019, Subaru of America issued eighteen recalls. The Forester had two recalls, Outback (2), Crosstrek (5), Ascent (5), Legacy (2), and Impreza (2). The 2019 Subaru WRX, WRX STI, and BRZ were the only models with zero recalls.
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The 2019 Subaru Ascent family hauler had the most recalls and put on the Consumer Reports 10 Least Reliable Cars list. But Subaru quality has improved significantly for the 2020 model year.