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2019–2024 SK (5th generation)

2019–2024 Subaru Forester Brake Pad and Rotor Specifications

Brake pad references and rotor diameters for the 2019–2024 Subaru Forester, front and rear. Front rotors measure 294 mm. Includes electronic parking brake service notes where they apply.

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2019–2024 Subaru Forester brake specifications

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Front rotor diameter294 mm
Rear rotor diameter285 mm

Base/Premium use 294mm front rotors; Sport, Limited, and Touring use larger 316mm front rotors. All trims share a 285mm rear rotor. Electronic parking brake, put the rear calipers in service/maintenance mode before retracting the pistons for a pad job.

Which Subaru Forester model years does this cover?

These brakes specifications apply to every Subaru Forester built from 2019 through 2024 — the SK (5th generation), compact crossover suv (subaru global platform). Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.

What changed during the 2019–2024 Subaru Forester

  • 2019Generation launch on the Subaru Global Platform; direct-injected FB25D replaces the port-injected FB25; no turbo XT offered in the US; EyeSight standard
  • 2022Wilderness trim introduced with raised suspension, all-terrain tires, and additional underbody protection
  • 2024Final model year of this generation before the SL redesign

2019–2024 Subaru Forester brakes: common questions

What size are the brake rotors on a 2019–2024 Subaru Forester?

294 mm front and 285 mm rear. Measure before ordering if the vehicle may have a towing or performance brake package.

Anything special about servicing the brakes on a 2019–2024 Subaru Forester?

Base/Premium use 294mm front rotors; Sport, Limited, and Touring use larger 316mm front rotors. All trims share a 285mm rear rotor. Electronic parking brake, put the rear calipers in service/maintenance mode before retracting the pistons for a pad job..

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