---
title: "2025-2026 Subaru Forester Specs"
description: "Oil, battery group, tire sizes, wipers, filters, brakes, fluids and service intervals shared across every 2025-2026 Subaru Forester, the SL (6th generation), plus what changed year to year."
url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026"
updated: "2026-08-21"
---

# 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, the SL (6th generation), Compact crossover SUV (Subaru Global Platform, redesigned).

## Quick facts

| Quick fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/oil).

### Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/battery).

### Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/tires).

### Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/wipers).

### Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/filters).

### Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/bulbs).

### Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/brakes).

### Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/fluids).

### Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/service-schedule).

### Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/common-problems).

### Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/oil-reset).

### Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/key-fob-battery).

### Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025-2026/specs).

## 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

| Years | What changed |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | All-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 |
| 2026 | Carryover year; no major mechanical changes identified |

## Model years in this generation

- [2025 Forester](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2025)
- [2026 Forester](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester/2026)

For the full nameplate history, see the [Subaru Forester guide](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/forester).

## Sources

- [Wikipedia, Subaru Forester generations (SL)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Forester)
- [Subaru Media, Subaru debuts all-new 2025 Forester SUV (press release)](https://media.subaru.com/pressrelease/2123/1/subaru-debuts-all-new-2025-forester-suv-new)
- [Car and Driver, Tested: 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid (specs, mpg, curb weight, tire size)](https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a64352235/2025-subaru-forester-hybrid-drive/)
- [AMSOIL lookup, 2025 Forester 2.5L FB25D oil spec/capacity (0W-16, 4.6 qt)](https://www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2025/subaru/forester/2-5l-4-cyl-engine-code-fb25d-1/)
- [sportsubarusouth.com, Subaru Forester oil type by model year (2025, incl. S:HEV hybrid)](https://www.sportsubarusouth.com/subaru-research/subaru-forester-oil-type/)
- [KBB, 2025 Subaru Forester specs (180 hp across trims)](https://www.kbb.com/subaru/forester/2025/specs/)
- [Subaru.com, 2025 Forester Hybrid Edition (194 combined hp, e-CVT)](https://www.subaru.com/vehicles/forester/hybrid/2025.html)
- [classaction.org, Subaru lawsuit: 2019-2025 vehicles, parasitic battery drain (Taylor v. Subaru)](https://www.classaction.org/news/subaru-lawsuit-says-2019-2025-vehicles-plagued-by-electrical-system-defect-causing-parasitic-battery-drain)
- [Conley Subaru, Forester lug nut torque by model year](https://www.conleysubaru.com/subaru-research/subaru-forester-lug-nut-torque/)

Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.