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2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness AWD
Fuel economy & running costsGasoline
#28 of 1,061 · Subaru cars

2026 SubaruForester Wilderness AWD

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD · All-Wheel Drive · 2.5 L 4-cyl

26MPGcombined
24city
28highway
A year of fuel$2,600
CO₂ from the tailpipe347 g/mi
Figures from the EPA label (fueleconomy.gov), the same as on the car's window sticker.
See it on fueleconomy.gov

Against the 479 fuel-efficient SUVs

Combined MPG 26 MPGbest 53 · avg 24
Annual fuel cost $2,600best $1,250 · avg $3,316

Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.

Safety ratings

Overall★★★★★
Frontal crash★★★★★
Side crash★★★★★
Rollover★★★★★
Recalls on record2

From NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for this model year (2026 SUBARU FORESTER HYBRID SUV HEV AWD).

Summary

2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness AWD by Subaru. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.

Details

Model year
2026fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Efficiency

Combined MPG
26fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
City MPG
24fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Highway MPG
28fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Running cost

Annual fuel cost
$2,600fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
CO₂ (tailpipe)
347 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Car

Body
SUVfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
EPA class
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Drive
All-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Powertrain

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Transmission
Automatic (AV-S8)fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Fuel
Gasolinefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

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