Subaru Forester 2002 fuel consumption

Subaru Forester from 2002 to 2005 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 15% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 16% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 14% higher. Starting from 2002 Subaru Forester average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was significantly higher than average, at 2004 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became slightly above industry average. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars
Year	All carmakers	Subaru Forester
2002	+6%	+13%
Show all years
2003	+6%	+13%
2004	+7%	+11%
2005	+8%	+11%

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Subaru Forester.

2002 - 2005

Subaru Forester 2002 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	24.7 MPG 9.5 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	21.3 MPG 11.0 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	+11%

Subaru Forester 2002 specs

According to advertised fuel consumption, Subaru Forester 2002 with automatic transmission have almost the same fuel economy as similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation Subaru Forester with automatic transmission has nearly identical fuel consumption to the version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars of other manufacturers, the Subaru Forester advertised fuel economy is slightly worse than average, but according to available user reports on actual consumption, real fuel economy is among the 20% worst in its class.
The best fuel economy in its class of all the modifications has one with 2.0 petrol engine and automatic transmission (Subaru Forester 2002 2.0 X AWD 125 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.0 liter petrol engine
Subaru Forester 2002 2.0 X AWD 125 HP manual	27.7 MPG 8.5 l/100km	24.5 MPG 9.6 l/100km+13%
Subaru Forester 2002 2.0 X AWD 125 HP automatic	27.4 MPG 8.6 l/100km	23.5 MPG 10.0 l/100km+16%
Subaru Forester 2002 2.0 XT AWD 177 HP manual	24.0 MPG 9.8 l/100km	22.0 MPG 10.7 l/100km+9%
Subaru Forester 2002 2.0 XT AWD 177 HP automatic	24.0 MPG 9.8 l/100km	21.4 MPG 11.0 l/100km+12%
2.5 liter petrol engine
Subaru Forester 2004 2.5 XT AWD 210 HP manual	21.4 MPG 11.0 l/100km	20.8 MPG 11.3 l/100km+3%
Subaru Forester 2002 2.5T 230 HP 4x4 manual		18.5 MPG 12.7 l/100km
Subaru Forester 2002 2.5T 230 HP 4x4 automatic		19.8 MPG 11.9 l/100km

Do you own a Subaru Forester? Please share your fuel economy!

* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

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.