2025 Subaru Forester Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2025 Subaru Forester covers five trims, Base, Premium, Sport, Limited and Touring, on a four-door sport utility. Its engine is a 2.5L gasoline flat-four with double overhead camshafts and natural aspiration, listed at 152 cubic inches. The manual pairs engine and fuel system specifications with procedures for the drivetrain, suspension, brakes and steering, and supplies wiring diagrams for the electrical system.

Engines covered

• 2.5L flat-four (152 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• Base
• Limited
• Premium
• Sport
• Touring

Known issues on the 2025 Forester. Wheels, child seat anchors and a label account for the 3 recalls filed against the 2025 Forester. On certain 2025 Forester vehicles equipped with a particular size of aluminum alloy wheel, an incorrectly specified lug seat surface can leave a wheel poorly secured and upset stability; that campaign covered 20,366 vehicles. Child seat anchor bolts on certain 2025 Forester vehicles may not have been tightened correctly and can loosen, a campaign covering 2,938 vehicles. A third recall corrects a certification label on certain 2025 Forester vehicles showing the wrong gross axle weight rating. Of 93 complaints, fuel/propulsion system and visibility/wiper have 13 apiece; 11 complaints reported a crash and 1 a death. Suspension and body torque values apply.