Subaru Forester Reviews
You'll find all our Subaru Forester reviews right here. Subaru Forester prices range from $38,690 for the Forester 25i Awd to $55,990 for the Forester Hybrid Touring Awd.
Our reviews offer detailed analysis of the 's features, design, practicality, fuel consumption, engine and transmission, safety, ownership and what it's like to drive.
The most recent reviews sit up the top of the page, but if you're looking for an older model year or shopping for a used car, scroll down to find Subaru dating back as far as 1997.
Or, if you just want to read the latest news about the Subaru Forester, you'll find it all here.
Subaru Forester 2026 review: AWD Touring Hybrid long-term | Part 2
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By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Nov 2025
Subaru says its "strong hybrid" technology is finally on-par with the best family SUVs in the business. But is it? We put the Forester Touring Hybrid to the long-term test to find out.
Subaru Forester 2026 review: Touring - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 08 Nov 2025
The 2026 Subaru Forester Touring petrol is here. The sixth-generation of Subaru’s Forester has landed – replete with hybrid versions aplenty – but the petrol-only variants are still well and truly in the race for buyers' attention. The five-seat mid-size SUV has a 2.5-litre four-cylinder 'boxer' engine, Subaru’s 'symmetrical all-wheel drive' system and some new changes inside and out.
Subaru Forester 2026 review: AWD Touring Hybrid long-term | Part 1
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By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Oct 2025
The previous Subaru Forester hybrid copped heat for not being hybrid enough, but this new-generation rights those wrongs, debuting a new "Strong Hybrid" powertrain that, on paper, puts it on a collision course with the Toyota RAV4. We put the flagship Forester Hybrid Touring to the long-term test to see how it measures up.
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Subaru Forester AWD Touring 2026 review: snapshot
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By Chris Thompson · 06 Aug 2025
The Subaru Forester Touring is the top-spec Forster, with the mid-size SUV available in petrol and hybrid options at this level.
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Subaru Forester AWD Sport 2026 review: snapshot
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By Chris Thompson · 04 Aug 2025
The Subaru Forester Sport is a mid-spec variant of the mid-size SUV that adds visual extras and more features in petrol and hybrid versions.
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Subaru Forester AWD Premium 2026 review: snapshot
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By Chris Thompson · 02 Aug 2025
The Subaru Forester Premium is a specific variant that adds a small number of extra features to the base Forester AWD, but isn’t available with a hybrid drivetrain unlike the rest of the line-up.
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Subaru Forester 2026 review: International first drive
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By Chris Thompson · 21 Jul 2025
Subaru Australia wanted to wait until the Forester’s hybrid variant was available before launching the new model locally, which means Subaru is introducing a car that could properly rival the Toyota RAV4.
Has the cult car brand finally delivered a vehicle that feels like it belongs in the 2020s?
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Subaru Forester 2025 review: Australian preview drive
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By James Cleary · 12 May 2025
Subaru's mid-size Forester SUV has a devoted following in Australia but in recent years its been overtaken by the likes of Toyota's category smashing RAV4. Largely because the latter features a super-efficient 'plug-less' hybrid powertrain. Now a new, sixth-gen Forester has a serious hybrid option of its own. And we've had a preview drive before it arrives in showrooms mid-year.
Subaru Forester 2025 review: STI Sport AWD
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By Chris Thompson · 04 Nov 2024
Subaru's family SUV has been given the STI treatment... mildly. Has this near-$50K Forester earned it?
Subaru Forester 2024 review: 2.5i-S
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By Emily Agar · 19 Aug 2023
Subaru hasn't given the Forester a facelift and it may be banking on the 'tried & tested' popularity of models gone by but in a market saturated with medium SUVs will the old-school design still land a podium finish?