Subaru Forester MPG by year
The EPA has rated 29 model years of the Subaru Forester (1998–2026). The most efficient was the 2025 Forester Hybrid AWD at 35 mpg combined; the best 2026 version gets 35 mpg, 14 mpg more than in 1998.
| Year | Combined MPG | Most efficient version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26–35 | Forester Hybrid AWD | 4 |
| 2025 | 26–35 | Forester Hybrid AWD | 4 |
| 2024 | 26–29 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 2023 | 26–29 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 2022 | 26–29 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 2021 | 29 | Forester AWD | 1 |
| 2020 | 29 | Forester AWD | 1 |
| 2019 | 29 | Forester AWD | 1 |
| 2018 | 24–28 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2017 | 24–28 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2016 | 25–27 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2015 | 25–27 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2014 | 24–27 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2013 | 21–23 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2012 | 21–23 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2011 | 21–23 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2010 | 21–22 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2009 | 21–22 | Forester AWD | 3 |
| 2008 | 20–22 | Forester AWD | 4 |
| 2007 | 20–22 | Forester AWD | 4 |
| 2006 | 20–22 | Forester AWD | 4 |
| 2005 | 19–23 | Forester AWD | 4 |
| 2004 | 18–21 | Forester AWD | 4 |
| 2003 | 21 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 2002 | 21 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 2001 | 21 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 2000 | 21 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 1999 | 20–21 | Forester AWD | 2 |
| 1998 | 20–21 | Forester AWD | 2 |