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US recalls (0)
No US recalls found for the 2021 Subaru Forester.
Canadian recalls (1)
Show 1 Canadian recall
Label
2024-08-15 · campaign 2024-546
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the compliance label may be missing information in French. The words listed on the label for "Tires", "Rims", "Front" and "Rear" appear in English only, when they should be listed as "Tires/Pneus", "Rims/Jantes", "Front/Avant" and "Rear/Arriere". Canadian regulations require this information to be listed on the label in both English and French.
Safety Risk:
These small errors do not affect vehicle safety.
Corrective Actions:
This is not a recall. Subaru has corrected the compliance label for all new vehicles.
Owner complaints (212)
Owners filed 212 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Subaru Forester (16 crashes, 5 fires, 9 injuries reported). Among 29 model years of this model, it ranks #10 for the most complaints (median 131).
| Most-reported problem | Complaints | |
|---|
| Visibility/wiper | 76 | |
| Unknown or other | 42 | |
| Electrical system | 34 | |
| Engine | 34 | |
| Forward collision avoidance | 17 | |
| Power train | 15 | |
| Visibility | 14 | |
| Vehicle speed control | 12 | |
Crash test ratings
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2021 Subaru Forester.
| Version | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover |
|---|
| 2021 Subaru Forester SUV AWD | 5★ | 5★ | 5★ | 4★ |
Fuel economy
EPA ratings for each 2021 Subaru Forester version.
| Version | City MPG | Highway MPG | Combined | Yearly fuel cost |
|---|
| Forester AWD 2.5 L Automatic (AV-S7) | 26 | 33 | 29 | $2,300 |
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Recalls updated 2026-10-30.