16,285 on UK roads in 2025-310 vs 2024
On the road
16,285
16,285 licensed
Change vs 2024
-1.9%
-310 cars
New in 2025
896
first-time registrations
Electrified
22.9%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Subaru FORESTER has a steady presence on UK roads, with 16,285 licensed in 2025 - down 1.9% on 2024. 896 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (53%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Subaru FORESTER cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Subaru FORESTER on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Subaru Forester holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 16,103 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
73.9%
16,103 MOT tests in 2025 · 13,234 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
76.2%
2023
74.6%
2024
74.2%
2025
73.9%
▼ 2.3 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Subaru Forester is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 15,129 cars tracked across years
42.2%
low · <5k
53.7%
avg · 5-15k
4.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,359-8,702 miles a year (median 5,775).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 88,407 → 91,344 → 94,046 → 96,451
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
9,447 tests
75%
A 2025 Subaru Forester passes first time 73.9% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,514 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 91.2% of low-mileage cars pass versus 65.6% past 120k.
Of 3,449 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Subaru FORESTER, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
