2025–2026 SL (6th generation)
2025–2026 Subaru Forester Factory Maintenance Schedule
The factory maintenance schedule for the 2025–2026 Subaru Forester covering every service through 60,000 miles. Exactly what is due at each interval, and where severe-service conditions change it.
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2025–2026 Subaru Forester maintenance schedule
Check your manual6,000 miles / 6 months
- Replace engine oil and filter (0W-16 synthetic)
- Rotate tires
- Inspect brakes, fluid levels, wipers
12,000 miles / 12 months
- 6,000-mile items
- Inspect CVT for leaks
- Inspect drive belts, exhaust, steering linkage
30,000 miles / 36 months
- Replace engine air filter
- Replace cabin air filter
- Inspect brake lines, fuel lines
60,000 miles / 72 months
- Replace spark plugs
- Repeat 30,000-mile items
Severe service halves the oil interval to 3,000 mi / 3 months. Hybrid models add periodic high-voltage system inspections per the owner's manual.
Which Subaru Forester model years does this cover?
These service schedule specifications apply to every Subaru Forester built from 2025 through 2026 — the SL (6th generation), compact crossover suv (subaru global platform, redesigned). 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 2025–2026 Subaru Forester
- 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
2025–2026 Subaru Forester service schedule: common questions
How often does a 2025–2026 Subaru Forester need servicing?
- The first scheduled visit is at 6,000 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first, and the pattern repeats from there.
What is due at 30,000 miles on a 2025–2026 Subaru Forester?
- Replace engine air filter; Replace cabin air filter; Inspect brake lines, fuel lines.
What is due at 60,000 miles on a 2025–2026 Subaru Forester?
- Replace spark plugs; Repeat 30,000-mile items.
Does severe service change the schedule for a 2025–2026 Subaru Forester?
- Severe service halves the oil interval to 3,000 mi / 3 months. Hybrid models add periodic high-voltage system inspections per the owner's manual.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Subaru Forester generations (SL)
- Subaru Media, Subaru debuts all-new 2025 Forester SUV (press release)
- Car and Driver, Tested: 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid (specs, mpg, curb weight, tire size)
- AMSOIL lookup, 2025 Forester 2.5L FB25D oil spec/capacity (0W-16, 4.6 qt)
- sportsubarusouth.com, Subaru Forester oil type by model year (2025, incl. S:HEV hybrid)
- KBB, 2025 Subaru Forester specs (180 hp across trims)
- Subaru.com, 2025 Forester Hybrid Edition (194 combined hp, e-CVT)
- classaction.org, Subaru lawsuit: 2019–2025 vehicles, parasitic battery drain (Taylor v. Subaru)
- Conley Subaru, Forester lug nut torque by model year