2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid

Small SUV · hybrid

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

Fuel economy
6.9L/100 km1
34.1 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 161 g/km · 259 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$1,7993
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
162hp4
engine only
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
2 recall campaigns · US data6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
1,797kg8
3,961 lb
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
60,000 km
Subaru
How much to run it6.9 L/100 km · C$1,799 / yr
Combined
6.9 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration Forester e-BOXER Hybrid AWD
In US gallons
34.1 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
161 g/km2NRCan259 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 259 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$1,7993NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$8,995 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 6.9 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs162 hp
Power
162 hp4EPAengine only
the combustion engine's rating alone — EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 2 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
26NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
2 campaigns, what and when
  • 2026-02-23Fuel system, gasoline · storage · tank assembly · filler pipe and cap — A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. 26V106000
  • 2026-07-07Equipment · other · labels — An incorrect GAWR label may lead to an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. 26V436000
Complaints per 10,000 built
5.227NHTSA27 complaints, 4 severe · 51,707 built
computed here: 27 US complaints ÷ 51,707 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Fuel/propulsion system9Fuel system, gasoline4Electrical system3Engine3Unspecified3

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big1,797 kg
Kerb weight
1,797 kg8EPA3,961 lb
the certified test vehicle (EPA certification); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
1,928 kg9EPA4,250 lb
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVNRCan
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 60,000 km
Warranty
3 years10Subaru60,000 km
Subaru's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
4,87411NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the Forester e-BOXER Hybrid AWD, 6.9 L/100 km (34.1 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-07-24, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2025.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 161 g/km, or 259 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 6.9 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$8,995. The record carries US$6,566 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 162 hp is the combustion engine's rating alone, from EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record. The whole car's output with the electric motor is not published by any free source, so it is not stated.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2025 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's count for this variant (FORESTER HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10 — a US register. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Forester nameplate (27, of which 4 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 51,707 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 certified test vehicle (EPA certification), 1,797 kg (3,961 lb); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 1,928 kg (4,250 lb) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Subaru's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 4,874 Foresters of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and engine horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2025 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

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