Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Subaru Forester

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Generation 2 2004–2010 — — 0 42 962
Model-year brochures (7)

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Generation 3 2011–2013 — — 0 43 329
Model-year brochures (3)

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Generation 4 2014–2018 — $12,400–$16,900 2,880 12 2,503
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Generation 5 2019–2025 — $19,479–$34,274 6,541 10 1,960
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Generation 6 2026–now — $37,597 14,061 3 22
Model-year brochures (1)

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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Forester

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Subaru 2.5L Boxer (FB25/EJ25) 2011–2026 8 models 466
Subaru 2.0L 4-cylinder 2015–2023 6 models 35

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About the Subaru Forester

The Subaru Forester is a compact crossover SUV that has been manufactured by Subaru since 1997. The first generation was built on the platform of the Impreza in the style of a taller station wagon, a style that continued to the second generation, while the third-generation model onwards moved towards a crossover SUV design. A performance model was available for the second-generation Forester in Japan as the Forester STi.

Source: Wikipedia — Subaru Forester, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 971 $12,400 33% 110,160 mi
2016 632 $12,998 35% 107,043 mi
2017 488 $14,963 40% 100,706 mi
2018 789 $16,900 45% 85,939 mi
2019 588 $19,479 52% 74,922 mi
2020 836 $21,605 57% 65,646 mi
2021 707 $22,995 61% 59,607 mi
2022 646 $24,995 66% 50,834 mi
2023 1,754 $27,920 74% 33,671 mi
2024 498 $29,503 78% 27,437 mi
2025 1,512 $34,274 91% 8,319 mi
2026 14,061 $37,597 100% 345 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2004 2 219 Fuel/Propulsion System, Fuel System, Gasoline
2005 1 93 Suspension, Vehicle Speed Control, Fuel/Propulsion System
2006 2 88 Vehicle Speed Control, Suspension, Engine
2007 1 72 Suspension, Power Train, Engine
2008 1 50 Suspension, Engine, Vehicle Speed Control
2009 18 178 Air Bags, Engine, Electrical System
2010 17 262 Seats, Air Bags, Service Brakes
2011 16 147 Engine, Air Bags, Service Brakes
2012 15 105 Engine, Air Bags, Vehicle Speed Control
2013 12 77 Engine, Air Bags, Service Brakes
2014 2 403 Suspension, Engine, Air Bags
2015 3 613 Engine, Air Bags, Power Train
2016 3 411 Air Bags, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2017 1 583 Air Bags, Electrical System, Visibility/Wiper
2018 3 493 Visibility/Wiper, Air Bags, Unknown Or Other
2019 3 832 Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2020 0 596 Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2021 0 207 Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2022 1 97 Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance
2023 1 74 Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance, Visibility/Wiper
2024 2 58 Unknown Or Other, Air Bags, Visibility/Wiper
2025 3 96 Unknown Or Other, Fuel/Propulsion System, Visibility/Wiper
2026 3 22 Forward Collision Avoidance, Visibility/Wiper, Electrical System
2027 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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