SL (6th generation) · Compact crossover SUV (Subaru Global Platform, redesigned)

2025–2026 Subaru Forester Specifications

Every maintenance specification shared across the 2025–2026 Subaru Forester: which oil and how much, battery group, factory tire sizes, wiper lengths, service intervals, and the failures recorded against this generation.

Last verifiedAugust 21, 2026

Photo: Navigator84 / CC BY-SA 4.0. Illustrative, not necessarily your model year or trim.

Quick facts

Engine oil: 0W-16, 4.6 qt (base engine)
Battery: Group 35
Tire size: 225/65R17 (base trim)
Wiper blades: 26" / 17" / 14" rear
Key fob battery: CR2032 (push-button-start smart key)

2025–2026 Subaru Forester maintenance guides

Oil & filter

Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval

Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded

Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque

Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths

Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals

Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types

Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes

Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities

Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval

Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid

Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools

Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes

Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy

Which engines came in the 2025–2026 Subaru Forester?

Engine	Model years	Trims	Oil	Capacity
2.5L 4-cylinder (FB25D, direct-injected)	2025–2026	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring	0W-16	4.6 qt
2.5L Hybrid (Atkinson-cycle FB25 + electric motor, S:HEV)	2025–2026	Hybrid, Hybrid Touring	0W-16	4.6 qt

Year-by-year changes

2025All-new SL-generation redesign, unveiled October 2024 for the 2025 model year; adds a factory Forester Hybrid (S:HEV) for the first time in the US; base horsepower rises slightly to 180
2026Carryover year; no major mechanical changes identified

Model years in this generation

2025 Forester 2026 Forester

Year pages cover what changed that year, the engines offered, and the problems documented against it. For the full nameplate history, see the Subaru Forester guide.