2023 Subaru Forester

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
29mpg1
26 city · 33 highway
CO₂ 310 g/mi · 193 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,0553
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
182hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
1 recall campaign6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
3,636lb8
1,649 kg
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Subaru
How much to run it29 mpg · $2,055 / yr
Combined
29 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Forester AWD
City · highway
26 · 33EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
310 g/mi2EPA193 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 193 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,0553EPA · EIAestimate · $10,276 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs182 hp
Power
182 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (AV-S7)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
All-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 1 recall
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2023 Forester · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
16NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming FORESTER (2023) · as of 2026-09-10
1 campaign, what and when
  • 2023-11-09Power train · driveline · driveshaft — A broken driveshaft can cause a loss of drive power while driving or vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is in park without the parking brake engaged. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash. 23V754000
Complaints per 10,000 built
5.167NHTSA73 complaints, 11 severe · 141,554 built
computed here: 73 complaints ÷ 141,554 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Unspecified20Visibility/wiper11Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking8Air bags6Electrical system6

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,636 lb
Kerb weight
3,636 lb8EPA1,649 kg
the certified test vehicle (EPA certification); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing and NHTSA's crash-tested figure
EPA test weight
—9EPA
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Subaru36,000 mi
Subaru's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
11,81111NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Forester AWD (26 city, 33 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 310 g/mi, or 193 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $10,276. 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 2023 Forester — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (FORESTER), as of 2026-09-10. 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 (73, of which 11 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 141,554 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: the certified test vehicle (EPA certification), 3,636 lb (1,649 kg); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing and NHTSA's crash-tested figure.↩
  9. EPA test weight: not published. EPA values disagree.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Subaru's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 11,811 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: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car 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 2023 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →