New Subaru Forester Hybrid for Sale nearHaines, OR

How much does the Subaru Forester Hybrid cost in today's market?

Used Subaru Forester Hybrid prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Subaru Forester Hybrid's current nationwide average price is $35,690, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $35,690 over the past year. Recently, prices have come down for the 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Subaru Forester Hybrid a good car?

Expert reviews rate the 2025 model among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs are fairly pedestrian performance and a firm ride quality, even as the Forester Hybrid stands out for fuel efficiency, comfort, and impressive off-road abilities.

35.4% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

What should I look for when buying a used Subaru Forester Hybrid?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is excellent at 95.4% — clean inventory, standard diligence applies.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Subaru's EyeSight suite of advanced safety features.
• Infotainment: 11.6-inch vertical infotainment touchscreen with built-in navigation, along with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• Fuel efficiency: up to 35 mpg in the city, 34 mpg on the highway, and 35 mpg in combined driving.

Which Subaru Forester Hybrid trim should I buy?

The 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid offers these trims:

• Premium: The entry-level trim starts the hybrid lineup with the 11.6-inch vertical infotainment touchscreen, built-in navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Subaru's EyeSight suite of advanced safety features.
• Touring: The top trim adds the digital instrument panel, a contrasting black roof, front-seat ventilation, heated outboard rear seats, a driver attention monitor, and an 11-speaker Harman Kardon premium audio system.

What Subaru Forester Hybrid do most buyers choose?

The Subaru Forester Hybrid years with the most listings are 2026, 2025, and 2027.

The highest-volume years tend to draw the most shoppers because they usually offer the broadest selection and the easiest path to finding the right price, mileage, and condition mix. When inventory is deeper, you also have a better chance of comparing similar examples side by side.

What is the Subaru Forester Hybrid's resale value?

Used prices are moving lower, which can work in your favor if you're shopping for value. The change shown here is modest, but it still points to a market where buyers may have a bit more leverage than they did a year ago.

The 2025 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Subaru Forester Hybrid safe?

• 2025: 8/10

All Forester Hybrid models come standard with Subaru's EyeSight suite of advanced safety features.

For the safest used buy, the 2025 model posts the highest confirmed score of 8/10.

Should I buy a used Subaru Forester Hybrid now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −5.78% versus a year ago.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 35.4% good and great deals.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2026 model has the most listings. The Subaru Forester Hybrid offers a comfortable cabin and a practical, capable character that suits everyday driving and weekend use alike.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: All Forester Hybrid models are powered by a 2.5-liter horizontally opposed flat four-cylinder "boxer" engine, fed by a 1.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack, and combined they produce 194 horsepower.
• Tech: All Hybrid Foresters come with an 11.6-inch vertical infotainment touchscreen with built-in navigation, along with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• Safety: All Forester Hybrid models come standard with Subaru's EyeSight suite of advanced safety features, including frontal collision warning with automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, rear automatic braking, and automatic high beams.
• Starting price: The 2025 Subaru Forester has a starting price of $36,415 for the entry-level Premium trim.

If you're buying used today, the 2026 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid compare to the 2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

Expert Pros & Cons (per CarGurus review team)

2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid:

• Pros: Fuel-efficient, Impressive off-road abilities, Comfortable.
• Cons: Fairly pedestrian performance, Firm ride quality.

2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid:

• Pros: Fuel-efficient, Standard all-wheel drive, Easy-to-use technology.
• Cons: Interior isn't as refined as some rivals, Smaller-than-average cargo capacity.

Our experts score the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid 7/10 and the 2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 6.3/10. The Forester Hybrid brings stronger off-road ability and a more comfortable feel, while the RAV4 Hybrid counters with standard all-wheel drive and easy-to-use technology. The RAV4 Hybrid also has the lower starting MSRP and a larger pool of listings, but the Forester Hybrid shows a higher accident-free share and a slightly better expert score.

Read our full side-by-side expert comparison here.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from November 10, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.