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Latest models

We have 6 owner reviews for the latest Subaru Forester:

  • Average owner rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

    Our most recent reviewers said:

    It's comfortable, solid, safe, sure-footed, great in bad weather, has proper ground clearance and non-asphalt capability. Not very frugal. Plenty...

    This car can’t be compared to Mazda, Kia, Hyundai SUV’s as most testers seem to do, it really is...

    Don’t be put off by the so called experts ‘ we could never get above 35mpg ‘. Regularly average 42mpg...

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Older models

4x4 (63 owner reviews)

2013 - 2019

  • Average owner rating: 3.1 out of 5 3.1
    Our most recent reviewers said:

    Replaced my ageing Legacy with the sporty Forester. Loved the power but Even though it had only done 30...

    Very comfortable, good performance. Had new clutch at 68000 and air con top up at 66000. Keyless door opening is...

    My second Forester, I bought one new one in 2011 and bought a second one used in 2020. So far...

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1997 - 2003

  • Average owner rating: 4.2 out of 5 4.2
    Our most recent reviewers said:

    Startling value for money at under£4k s/h. You can't beat a Japanese car made in Japan. This this is the...

    4wd agility and ability to keep going when most cars can't. Plenty of space both for passengers and...

    Nothing stops this car - snow, ice, hell or high water. It goes like a sports car, traverses farm...

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2002 - 2008

  • Average owner rating: 4.3 out of 5 4.3
    Our most recent reviewers said:

    It's got a plasticky interior, lousy radio, no connectivity and it's pig ugly. Obscene in fact. However, it's a decent...

    Spares are tough to get. I had to have an offside window shipped from Subaru Japan that took 3 months.

    As an owner of my second Forester you could say I'm a fan. Now it's as quick as a...

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2008 - 2012

  • Average owner rating: 4.3 out of 5 4.3
    Our most recent reviewers said:

    Yes highly recommended if you want gadgets go for the xs with electric sunroof sat-nav etc etc.. I love...

    Bought my forester a week before 'the beast from the east' hit the UK, all I can say is what...

    This is a car which 'does what it says on badge' FORESTER,! If you need convincing forget the journos and...

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