Subaru Ascent vs GMC Envoy

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Subaru Ascent	GMC Envoy
Complaints on file	1,331	3,281
Model years covered	2019–2026	1995–2009
Worst model year	2019	2002
Best model year	2025	2001
Crashes reported	62	218
Fires reported	25	129
Injuries reported	30	164
Deaths reported	0	14
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	8.8%	16%

Subaru Ascent by year

558 404 141 79 64 64 19 2

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 290 21.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 206 15.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 182 13.7%

Other & Unspecified 152 11.4%

Engine & Cooling 106 8.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 101 7.6%

Brakes 87 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 38 2.9%

GMC Envoy by year

1 3 1 24 13 41 10 629 511 483 682 470 285 103 25

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 728 22.2%

Electrical System 681 20.8%

Lights 279 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 273 8.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 213 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 191 5.8%

Airbags 160 4.9%

Brakes 103 3.1%