2025 Subaru Forester Review | Subaru's Best Seller Gets Better, But The Best Is Yet To Come...

We have a 2019 Forester. Bought new in 2018. Now has 104,000 miles. Zero problems.

My wife drives a '22 Forester Touring ('19 Limited before that). We have chosen Forester due to its simplicity, great gas mileage, more bang for your buck when considering standard features in comparison to competitors, capability in any terrain, reliability, safety features/ratings, the ability to safely put a car seat in any of the three seats in the second row, and its value retention. As a bonus I would also like to mention that the Eyesight system has provided the best Adaptive Cruise Control experience than other vehicles I've personally driven with ACC. In this review I would have liked to have seen Alex touch on value retention, ground clearance, and safety ratings a little more as those are major selling points for the Forester, in addition to the other points made in the video. One of the controversial things that we actually like about Subaru (specifically the Forester) is that they remain true to themselves, and it works for them. They don't go out of their way to make a boxy/rugged looking street cruiser with screens everywhere in the interior just because it's trendy, and Subaru gets to maintain reasonable prices as a result. The Forester is more capable than a lot of the rugged looking competition, and at the end of the day that's what matters more to us, but I could see why people who care more about looks and power under the hood would maybe look elsewhere. We do a lot outdoors (live in Colorado) and the Forester has always performed well. The AWD has always been great, and the ground clearance allowed us to get to places to camp where we wouldn't have otherwise been able to get to if driving a competitor. We have never had a problem with the CVT in either of the two models we've owned.

The touchscreen that does almost everything is a big mistake!

Finally one of the reviewers worked out how to use the Forester reclining rear seats! congrats!

Still driving my 2015 XT Forester, still goes well so no need to upgrade.

Minus the huge center screen, I would have believed this came out in 2008.

This was one of the most thorough car reviews, not to mention first looks, I’ve ever seen. Well done.

You guys provide the most useful content per minute of viewing than any other YouTube channel. Kudos!

According to my research with the last generation of Forester the steering responsive headlights became standard on all trims in 2021.

My belief is losing the tactile buttons and knobs is a mistake. I'll keep my 2024 and maybe buy a spare.

Alex, If I remember correctly, the 'tall, tall greenhouse" of the Forester used to offer the most headroom in the class. 🤔

Finally a reviewer that didn’t say this cargo capacity was larger then last gen. Not sure if I would rather have the 34+ cargo space or rear passenger space.

I see all those cameras and I wonder why vehicle MFG's don't allow us to plug in a flash drive and use one of those cameras as a dash cam rather than having extra wires dangling around field of view.

Laying down in back was a nice touch, showing you are not lazy like most automotive journalists..

The Sport trim does have keyless entry and push button start. The base model has a regular key.

Loved our 2016 Forester. Unfortunately, it adopted our son when he graduated. Still going strong despite urban commuting & camping trips.

I feel Subaru failed on the exterior styling on the 2025 compared to the previous generation. Nice to see they kept the horizon blue pearl color option though.

I enjoyed your video though I'd love to hear more about the changes to the eyesight system (besides the extra camera). I currently own a 2020 Subaru Sport, I love the car but there's lots to improve in the eyesight system.

The front looks like a Ford

Current Forester owner— not gonna trade it in for this