2005 Subaru Forester Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Subaru Forester's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Subaru Forester Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 210hp 2.5L I4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 21.0 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 210hp 2.5L I4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 21.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 21.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 210hp 2.5L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2005 Subaru Forester fuel economy has been averaging
21.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Subaru Foresters in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 100 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (0 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2005 Subaru Forester in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 75 | 27.0 |
| flat | lead | light | 5 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 75 | 27.0 | ||
| flat | lead | none | 10 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 62 | 23.5 | ||
| flat | lead | light | 5 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 75 | 25.0 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | lead | light | 5 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 72 | 25.6 |
| Averages | flat | lead | light | 5 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 72 | 25.6 | |
| With the 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2005 Subaru Forester has been averaging
25.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Subaru Foresters in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 72 miles per hour (about 43 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (33 percent), in the city (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2005 Subaru Forester in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 20 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 27.0 |
| flat | med | light | 0 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 21.3 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 10 | 30 | 10 | 50 | 65 | 26.0 | ||
| flat | lead | light | 5 | 15 | 50 | 30 | 80 | 19.3 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 30 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 19.0 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | med | light | 13 | 37 | 18 | 32 | 65 | 22.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 13 | 37 | 18 | 32 | 65 | 22.5 | |
| With the 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2005 Subaru Forester gas mileage has been averaging
22.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Subaru Foresters in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 37 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (32 percent), in the suburbs (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (13 percent). In addition the average 2005 Subaru Forester in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2005 Subaru Forester MPG
| 2005 Subaru Forester Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
Considering it was an AWD car, I expected something worse than our Protege5, but it was not far off. |
