Subaru Forester Fuel Tank by Year

Which catalog years and configurations are the most fuel efficient, plus tank size and estimated range where both exist.

The largest stored change occurs between 2013 and 2014, when highway mpg, city mpg, and tank change.

Key changes

2005
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG +2 mpg · City MPG +2 mpg
2008
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG −2 mpg · City MPG −3 mpg
2009
Tank capacity changed
15.9 gal → 16.9 gal
2014
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG +5 mpg · City MPG +3 mpg · Tank −1.0 gal
2019
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG +1 mpg · City MPG +2 mpg · Tank +0.7 gal

Year	Tank	City	Highway	Est. hwy range
2022	16.6 gal	25–26 mpg	28–33 mpg	548 mi
2021	16.6 gal	26 mpg	33 mpg	548 mi
2020	16.6 gal	26 mpg	33 mpg	548 mi
2019	16.6 gal	26 mpg	33 mpg	548 mi
2018	—	—	—	—
2017	15.9 gal	22–24 mpg	28–32 mpg	509 mi
2016	15.9 gal	22–24 mpg	28–32 mpg	509 mi
2015	15.9 gal	22–24 mpg	28–32 mpg	509 mi
2014	15.9 gal	22–24 mpg	28–32 mpg	509 mi
2013	16.9 gal	19–21 mpg	24–27 mpg	456 mi
2012	16.9 gal	19–21 mpg	24–27 mpg	456 mi
2011	16.9 gal	19–21 mpg	24–27 mpg	456 mi
2010	16.9 gal	19–20 mpg	24–27 mpg	456 mi
2009	16.9 gal	19–20 mpg	24–27 mpg	456 mi
2008	15.9 gal	19–20 mpg	24–27 mpg	429 mi
2007	15.9 gal	20–23 mpg	27–29 mpg	461 mi
2006	15.9 gal	19–23 mpg	25–29 mpg	461 mi
2005	15.9 gal	19–23 mpg	24–30 mpg	477 mi
2004	15.9 gal	18–21 mpg	23–28 mpg	445 mi
2003	15.9 gal	21 mpg	27 mpg	429 mi
2002	15.9 gal	21 mpg	27 mpg	429 mi
2001	15.9 gal	21 mpg	28 mpg	445 mi
2000	15.9 gal	21 mpg	28 mpg	445 mi
1999	15.9 gal	21 mpg	27 mpg	429 mi