2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Subaru Forester vs Subaru Forester Hybrid
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 35 MPG
The 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,329 a year to fuel (35 MPG), versus $1,603 for the 2025 Subaru Forester (29 MPG). That's roughly $275 a year, or about $1,374 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Subaru Forester
- Subaru Forester Hybrid
Side by side
| Subaru Forester | Subaru Forester Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,603 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,329 |
| 29 MPG | Combined efficiency | 35 MPG |
| 26 MPG | City | 35 MPG |
| 33 MPG | Highway | 34 MPG |
| 310 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 255 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 7/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 7/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| AWD | Drivetrain | AWD |
✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.
Subaru Forester vs Subaru Forester Hybrid across model years
- Subaru Forester
- Subaru Forester Hybrid
Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.
How they differ
Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Subaru Forester ranks 61st and the Subaru Forester Hybrid 44th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Subaru Forester is a conventional gas model, while the Subaru Forester Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Subaru Forester or the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Subaru Forester Hybrid. The Subaru Forester is rated 29 MPG combined and the Subaru Forester Hybrid 35 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Subaru Forester vs. the Subaru Forester Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,603 for the Subaru Forester and $1,329 for the Subaru Forester Hybrid.
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