2025 Subaru Forester MPG and Fuel Cost
The 2025 Subaru Forester gets up to 29 mpg combined with a gas engine and up to 35 mpg as a hybrid, across 4 EPA-tested versions.
EPA fuel economy
2025 Subaru Forester · 4 EPA-tested versionsBest gas version
29MPG combined
26 city 33 highway
$2,250 a year to fuel
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT
Best hybrid version
35MPG combined
35 city 34 highway
$1,850 a year to fuel
2.5L 4-cyl hybrid · AWD · CVT
Best version saves $2,250 in fuel over 5 years vs the average new vehicle (EPA)
Fuel cost: 15,000 miles a year at EPA's $4.32 a gallon (regular gas).
At EPA's price assumptions, fuel costs $1,850 to $2,500 a year. New for 2025: a hybrid version.
Every 2025 Forester version
EPA's ratings for each version it tested. Fuel cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current prices.
| Version | Combined | City / Hwy | Fuel / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | |||
2.5L 4-cyl hybrid · AWD · CVT Best
EPA listing: Forester Hybrid AWD |
35 mpg | 35 / 34 | $1,850 |
| Gas | |||
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT
EPA listing: Forester AWD |
29 mpg | 26 / 33 | $2,250 |
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT · Sport Touring
EPA listing: Forester Sport/Touring AWD |
28 mpg | 25 / 32 | $2,300 |
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT · Wilderness
EPA listing: Forester Wilderness AWD |
26 mpg | 25 / 28 | $2,500 |
Fuel cost at your prices
EPA's annual cost uses 15,000 miles a year, 55% city driving and its current prices: $4.32 a gallon for regular gas. Change the numbers to match your driving.
| Version | Per year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
2.5L 4-cyl hybrid · AWD · CVT | $1,851 | $9,257 |
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT | $2,234 | $11,172 |
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT · Sport Touring | $2,314 | $11,571 |
2.5L 4-cyl · AWD · CVT · Wilderness | $2,492 | $12,462 |
At the default settings the results match EPA's annual cost before EPA rounds it to the nearest $50.
Subaru Forester MPG by model year
The best-rated version in each model year; the highlighted year is this page. Gas: 27 to 29 mpg (every year from 2016 to 2026); 29 since 2019. Hybrid: 35 mpg (2025 to 2026).
- Best gas version
- Best hybrid version
2025: gas 29 mpg · hybrid 35 mpgTap or drag across the chart for other years.
Show as a table
| Model year | Best gas version | Best hybrid version |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | – |
| 2019 | 29 | – |
| 2020 | 29 | – |
| 2021 | 29 | – |
| 2022 | 29 | – |
| 2023 | 29 | – |
| 2024 | 29 | – |
| 2025 | 29 | 35 |
| 2026 | 29 | 35 |
How the 2025 Forester compares
2025 compact SUVs covered on this site, ranked by their best combined rating. Fuel cost is for each model's cheapest version to run, at EPA's prices.
| 2025 model | Best combined | Best gas | Fuel / year |
|---|---|---|---|
Best: hybrid |
43 mpg | 28 mpg | $1,500 |
Best: hybrid |
40 mpg | 30 mpg | $1,600 |
Best: hybrid |
39 mpg | 30 mpg | $1,650 |
Best: hybrid |
39 mpg | 30 mpg | $1,650 |
Best: hybrid |
38 mpg | 28 mpg | $1,700 |
Subaru Forester This page Best: hybrid |
35 mpg | 29 mpg | $1,850 |
Best: gas |
33 mpg | 33 mpg | $1,950 |
Best: gas |
29 mpg | 29 mpg | $2,250 |
Best: gas |
28 mpg | 28 mpg | $2,300 |
Best: gas |
28 mpg | 28 mpg | $2,300 |
Best: gas |
27 mpg | 27 mpg | $2,400 |
Best: gas |
27 mpg | 27 mpg | $2,400 |
Best: gas |
27 mpg | 27 mpg | $2,400 |
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2025 Forester recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 93 owner complaints for the 2025 Forester.What they cover, and crash test ratingsQuestions
How much fuel does the 2025 Forester hybrid save?
Comparing AWD or 4WD versions at EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles a year, $4.32 a gallon), the hybrid costs $1,850 a year to fuel against $2,250 for the gas model: $400 a year, or $2,000 over five years.
Does the 2025 Subaru Forester need premium gas?
No. EPA lists every 2025 Subaru Forester version on regular gasoline.
How does the 2025 Forester's MPG compare with the 2024?
For 2025, the best gas version is rated 29 mpg, the same as the year before.
Sources and method
- US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
- EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.32, midgrade $4.93, premium $5.32, diesel $6.29 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh.
- Recall and complaint counts: NHTSA recall file dated Sep 27, 2026 and complaint file dated Sep 26, 2026.
Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.