2025 Subaru Forester

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
8.3L/100 km1
28.3 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 194 g/km · 312 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$2,1643
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
—4
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
3 recall campaigns · US data6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
3yr9
60,000 km
Subaru
How much to run it8.3 L/100 km · C$2,164 / yr
Combined
8.3 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration Forester AWD
In US gallons
28.3 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
194 g/km2NRCan312 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 312 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$2,1643NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$10,819 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 8.3 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs—
Power
—4NHTSA
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 3 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
36NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
3 campaigns, what and when
  • 2025-01-23Wheels — A loss of vehicle stability increases the risk of a crash. 25V033000
  • 2025-06-19Child seat — A loose child seat anchor bolt increases the risk of injury to a child during a crash. 25V419000
  • 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
3.367NHTSA67 complaints, 9 severe · 199,418 built
computed here: 67 US complaints ÷ 199,418 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Unspecified16Visibility/wiper10Exterior lighting8Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking7Electrical system5

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigSmall SUV
Kerb weight
—8
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 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
18,61910NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the Forester AWD, 8.3 L/100 km (28.3 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 — 194 g/km, or 312 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 8.3 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$10,819. The record carries US$7,898 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: not published. No matching EPA record; vpic values disagree.↩
  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 nameplate (FORESTER), 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 (67, of which 9 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 199,418 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). US data. No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Subaru's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  10. Registrations: 18,619 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 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 2025 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

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