Subaru Forester fuel consumption
Of all Subaru Forester modifications produced from 1997 to 2021 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 15% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 16% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 14% higher. Starting from 1997 Subaru Forester average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was significantly higher than average, at 2006 it was less than industry average, at 2008 difference became similar to average and finally at 2011 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. It should be noted that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed quite significantly across the entire automotive industry during this period. For more details, see the table below.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Subaru Forester | All carmakers | Subaru Forester | |
| 1997 | +3% | +11% | +3% | - |
| Show all years | ||||
| 1998 | +3% | +10% | +4% | - |
| 1999 | +3% | +10% | +5% | - |
| 2000 | +4% | +11% | +5% | - |
| 2001 | +5% | +13% | +6% | - |
| 2002 | +6% | +13% | +7% | - |
| 2003 | +6% | +13% | +8% | - |
| 2004 | +7% | +11% | +9% | - |
| 2005 | +8% | +9% | +10% | - |
| 2006 | +9% | +7% | +11% | - |
| 2007 | +11% | +7% | +12% | - |
| 2008 | +12% | +11% | +13% | +14% |
| 2009 | +14% | +15% | +14% | +14% |
| 2010 | +16% | +15% | +16% | +14% |
| 2011 | +19% | +18% | +19% | +12% |
| 2012 | +21% | +24% | +23% | +10% |
| 2013 | +23% | +28% | +27% | +15% |
| 2014 | +26% | +31% | +30% | +19% |
| 2015 | +27% | +31% | +33% | +19% |
| 2016 | +28% | +24% | +36% | +19% |
| 2017 | +28% | +18% | +38% | - |
| 2018 | +28% | +17% | +39% | - |
| 2019 | +28% | +15% | +37% | - |
| 2020 | +27% | +15% | +36% | - |
| 2021 | +26% | +15% | +37% | - |
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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.