2025 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
$1,8003
per year · EPA's estimate
EPA
Power
—4
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
3 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Subaru
How much to run it29 mpg · $1,800 / 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
$1,8003EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
At this week's price
$2,055 / yr3EPA · EIA$10,276 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs—
Power
—4NHTSA
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (AV-S8)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 ★ · 3 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2025 Forester · 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, campaigns naming FORESTER (2025) · 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 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
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 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
18,61911NY 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 2025-08-22, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 25data.zip.↩
  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: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $1,800, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $2,055: 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: $10,276. Both are estimates; neither is a measured 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 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 (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). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: not published. No matching EPA record.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Subaru's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 18,619 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 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 the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →