2021 Subaru Forester

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
8.2L/100 km1
28.7 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 192 g/km · 309 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$2,1383
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
182hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
0 recall campaigns · US data6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
1,566kg8
3,452 lb
NHTSA
Warranty
3yr9
60,000 km
Subaru
How much to run it8.2 L/100 km · C$2,138 / yr
Combined
8.2 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration Forester AWD
In US gallons
28.7 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
192 g/km2NRCan309 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 309 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$2,1383NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$10,689 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 8.2 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs182 hp
Power
182 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 0 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings — a US rating, carried with its publisher named · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
06NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
Complaints per 10,000 built
11.747NHTSA207 complaints, 19 severe · 176,275 built
computed here: 207 US complaints ÷ 176,275 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Visibility/wiper76Unspecified41Electrical system33Engine32Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking13

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big1,566 kg
Kerb weight
1,566 kg8NHTSA3,452 lb
the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing
Class
Small SUVNRCan
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 60,000 km
Warranty
3 years9Subaru60,000 km
Subaru's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
13,65210NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the Forester AWD, 8.2 L/100 km (28.7 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-09-15, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2015-2024.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 192 g/km, or 309 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 8.2 L/100 km, priced at C$1.738 per litre, Statistics Canada's Canada-wide average for regular unleaded at self-service stations, August 2026 (Table 18-10-0001-01). Five years: C$10,689. The record carries US$7,803 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 182 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2021 Forester — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA is the US regulator; its rating is carried here with its publisher named. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA lists none for the 2021 Forester as of 2026-09-10.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Forester nameplate (207, of which 19 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 176,275 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). US data. No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP), 1,566 kg (3,452 lb); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing.↩
  9. Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Subaru's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  10. Registrations: 13,652 Foresters of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  11. This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  12. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: NRCan · NHTSA · EPA — about these sources →