Subaru Forester Engines by Year

The Forester arrived in the US for 1998. Every one has a flat-four; turbocharged XT versions were sold from 2004 to 2018, and a hybrid arrived for 2025.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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First generation (1998–2002): 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002

Second generation (2003–2008): 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008

Third generation (2009–2013): 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013

Fourth generation (2014–2018): 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018

Fifth generation (2019–2024): 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

Sixth generation (2025–2026): 2025 · 2026

First generation (1998–2002)

The 2.5 EJ25.

1998 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ25D	165 hp net	Base, L, S

1999 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251	165 hp net	Base, L, S

2000 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251	165 hp net	L, S

2001 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251	165 hp net	L, S

2002 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251	165 hp net	L, S

Second generation (2003–2008)

The 2.5 and the 2.5 turbo XT.

2003 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251	165 hp net	2.5X, 2.5XS

2004 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	—	2.5XT
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251/EJ253	165 hp net	2.5X, 2.5XS

2005 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	—	2.5XT
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ251/EJ253	165 hp net	2.5X, 2.5XS, 2.5XS L.L. Bean Edition

2006 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ253	173 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X L.L. Bean Edition
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	230 hp net	2.5XT, 2.5XT Limited

2007 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ253	173 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X L.L. Bean Edition, Sports 2.5X
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	Sports 2.5XT, 2.5XT Limited

2008 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ253	173 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X L.L. Bean Edition, Sports 2.5X
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	Sports 2.5XT, 2.5XT Limited

Third generation (2009–2013)

The 2.5, the FB25 from 2011, and the XT.

2009 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ253	170 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X L.L. Bean Edition
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	2.5XT

2010 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four EJ253	170 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X Limited
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	2.5XT Limited, 2.5XT Premium

2011 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	2.5XT Premium, 2.5XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X Limited, 2.5X Touring

2012 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	2.5XT Premium, 2.5XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X Limited, 2.5X Touring

2013 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 flat-four turbo EJ255	224 hp net	2.5XT Premium, 2.5XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5X, 2.5X Premium, 2.5X Limited, 2.5X Touring

Fourth generation (2014–2018)

The FB25 and the 2.0XT turbo.

2014 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 flat-four turbo FA20DIT	250 hp net	2.0XT Premium, 2.0XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Touring

2015 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 flat-four turbo FA20DIT	250 hp net	2.0XT Premium, 2.0XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Touring

2016 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 flat-four turbo FA20DIT	250 hp net	2.0XT Premium, 2.0XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Touring

2017 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 flat-four turbo FA20DIT	250 hp net	2.0XT Premium, 2.0XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Touring

2018 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 flat-four turbo FA20DIT	250 hp net	2.0XT Premium, 2.0XT Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25)	170 hp net	2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, 2.5i Touring

Fifth generation (2019–2024)

The direct-injected 2.5.

2019 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	182 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring

2020 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	182 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring

2021 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	182 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring

2022 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	182 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring, Wilderness

2023 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	182 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring, Wilderness

2024 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	182 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring, Wilderness

Sixth generation (2025–2026)

The 2.5 and the hybrid.

2025 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	180 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Wilderness, Limited, Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	194 hp net	Hybrid

2026 Forester engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 flat-four FB25D	180 hp net	Base, Premium, Sport, Wilderness, Limited, Touring
2.5L / 152 flat-four (FB25) Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	194 hp net	Premium Hybrid, Sport Hybrid, Limited Hybrid, Touring Hybrid

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