2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid
Small SUV · hybrid
How much to run it35 mpg · $1,500 / yr
Fuel, per year
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
How it performs162 hp
Power
the combustion engine's rating alone — EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 2 recalls
Recall campaigns
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming FORESTER HYBRID (2025) · 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
computed here: 27 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
How big3,961 lb
Kerb weight
the certified test vehicle (EPA certification); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Notes and sources
- Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration FORESTER HYBRID AWD (35 city, 34 highway). EPA data dated 2025-08-22, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 25data.zip.↩
- CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 255 g/mi, or 158 g/km.↩
- Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $1,500, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $1,703: 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon — the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline, all formulations, on 2026-09-14. Five years at that price: $8,515. Both are estimates; neither is a measured figure.↩
- 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.↩
- Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2025 Forester — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
- Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (FORESTER HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
- 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). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
- Kerb weight: the certified test vehicle (EPA certification), 3,961 lb (1,797 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
- EPA test weight: 4,250 lb (1,928 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
- Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Subaru's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
- Registrations: 4,874 Foresters of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
- This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and engine horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
- Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2025 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩
Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →