Subaru Forester

The 2026 Forester in brief

The 2026 Subaru Forester is a small SUV offered with a 2.5L 4-cyl engine, including a hybrid version and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 184 inches long and 72 inches wide on a 105-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,580 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 35 MPG combined (35 city / 34 highway), 35% better than the 2026 small SUV average of 25.9 MPG, for an estimated $1,900 a year in fuel.

It has 4 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the unknown or other.

The Subaru Forester has 22 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD.

Its most efficient year was 2026 at 35 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 22 to 35 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the visibility/wiper (992), unknown or other (785), engine (731).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2019 is the year to avoid.

2010 has the most recalls (17); all years together count 39 campaigns and 5,132 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Forester compares

The 2005 Subaru Forester is a SUV - offered with 2 engines (2.5L 4-cyl and 2.5L 4-cyl turbo) and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 175 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 99-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,087 lb (4dr SUV AWD /2.5 X/2.5 Sx/2.5 Sx Pre).

About the Subaru Forester

The Subaru Forester is a compact crossover SUV that has been manufactured by Subaru since 1997. The first generation was built on the platform of the Impreza in the style of a taller station wagon, a style that continued to the second generation, while the third-generation model onwards moved towards a crossover SUV design. A performance model was available for the second-generation Forester in Japan as the Forester STi.

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