5th Generation Forester
- Years
- 2019–2021
- Reliability
- 22nd out of 38
- PainRank™
- 5.21
- Complaints
- 38
4th Generation Forester
- Years
- 2014–2018
- Reliability
- 38th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 21.02
- Complaints
- 353
3rd Generation Forester
- Years
- 2009–2013
- Reliability
- 34th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 11
- Complaints
- 149
2nd Generation Forester
- Years
- 2003–2008
- Reliability
- 29th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 6.93
- Complaints
- 110
1st Generation Forester
- Years
- 1998–2002
- Reliability
- 27th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 6.28
- Complaints
- 57
Subaru Forester Generations
The Forester has 5 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 4th generation (2014—2018) has been the least reliable.
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