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2025 Subaru Forester

Recall campaigns, owner reports, crash-test ratings, and fuel economy in one place. Organized so you can understand what the numbers do and do not mean.

3distinct recall campaigns
121owner-submitted reports
5NHTSA overall score
29.5 MPGofficial combined economy

Safety campaigns

Recall history, campaign by campaign

Campaign year comes from NHTSA's report-received date. The distinct-campaign list is complete for this source snapshot.

3 campaigns
!A campaign listed for this model year does not prove that a particular vehicle is affected or unrepaired. Check the full VIN with NHTSA or a dealer before acting.
2026 report

Equipment — Other — Labels

Campaign ID: 26V436000 (official)

Filed on July 7, 2026 · Official scope: 541,237 vehicles campaign-wide

2025 report

Child Seat

Campaign ID: 25V419000 (official)

Filed on June 19, 2025 · Owner notice on July 17, 2025 · Official scope: 2,938 vehicles campaign-wide

2025 report

Wheels

Campaign ID: 25V033000 (official)

Filed on January 23, 2025 · Owner notice on February 28, 2025 · Official scope: 20,366 vehicles campaign-wide

Source: NHTSA recall records. Potential-unit counts can include other models and years.

Consumer reports

What owners reported

These are allegations submitted to NHTSA, not verified defects or findings.

#
121 total owner reports
C
18 reports mention a crash · 14.9%
F
2 reports mention a fire · 1.7%

One report can mention both a crash and a fire. Counts do not measure failure rates because the exposed-vehicle population is not provided here.

Crash testing

NHTSA safety ratings

Ratings summarize controlled crash and rollover tests for listed configurations of this model year.

5
Overall rating

Five stars is NHTSA's highest score.

Frontal5 / 5
Side5 / 5
Rollover4 / 5
What this means: More stars indicate lower injury risk in NHTSA's standardized tests. The rating applies to tested configurations—not one vehicle's maintenance, tires, damage, or current condition.

Source: NHTSA NCAP · 1 listed test configurations.

Efficiency

Fuel economy at a glance

Averages across 4 listed configurations. Your trim, drivetrain, fuel, and driving conditions can differ.

City driving Comparison scope: 16–45 MPG for context
Combined Comparison scope: 17–43 MPG for context
Highway driving Comparison scope: 18–44 MPG for context
2137.5/yearofficial published annual fuel cost

Each gauge is positioned within the source minimum and maximum for the same model year, represented EPA class, and primary fuel—not an arbitrary universal maximum. Comparison scope: EPA class: Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD; primary fuel: Regular Gasoline. FuelEconomy.gov cost assumptions are not a prediction of actual spending.

Source: FuelEconomy.gov · Economy range for this vehicle: 26–35 MPG.