Used 2015 Subaru Forester Consumer Reviews
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Mario, 07/04/2022
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
Prior to my purchasing a Subaru Forester I read many reviews that suggested this would be a reliable vehicle, and it has been anything but reliable. My vehicle has only 100,000 km and have needed to replace Rear Hatch Switch, Front Wheel bearings, Rear Brake Calipers, Windshield Wiper Motor ($800.00!), multiple wheel bolts these easily strip even when correctly torqued. Really, my worst purchase ever.
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Fine Forester
Ned, 06/11/2016
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Pretty much awesome. Ergonomics (based on only me) - seat level/posture and hands-to-steering wheel comfort - needs some tweeking. Also, heated or defogging side-view mirrors (like Honda has) would be a nice feature. Otherwise, GREAT car for the cost !
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IMAD, 10/21/2016
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
overrated car in general,very poor soft brakes ( safe car!),cheap plastic material,rough ride not good for city driving,not worth 34k in my opinion,i wish i bought used Lexus RX for the same amount of money.
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Roomy and reasonable - until CVT fails
ATLsubie, 06/25/2021
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
The Forester is an easy car to drive. The vertical profile and windows give you lots of visibility for checking blind spots and maneuvering safely. You can fill the cargo bed with stuff, stand under the rear lift gate in the rain and not stoop (at 6'2") and stay dry. It isn't speedy on the take off. It isn't super comfortable in the seats. But it works. Until the CVT starts to go, at around 100,000 miles. And, just check the bulletin boards online for subaru forester. You'll see the problem. Dealer replaces the valve body? check. cost? At least $1400 USD parts+labor (no tax). Failure again in less than 3500 miles? check. Am I only the one seeing this pattern? nope. The fact this is a problem ACROSS model years in the Forester (and presumably in all the models using this same or similar CVT), suggests you should NOT buy the Subaru. A pity, as I've owned 3 in the past.
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Very Weak Engine And Burns Too Much Oil
Mister M, 10/10/2019
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I just got rid of my 2015 Subaru Forester. At first I did love the thing. We had a Honda Civic and because I had kids the car was way too small and unsafe. The construction of the civic was way too cheap and light and the doors felt like paper when you closed them. My wife and I decided to stop by the Subaru dealer, test drove a brand new Forester and ended up taking it home. What I loved about the Forester was the seating position height, it is one of the nicest vehicles I have driven and it does feel great. What's the problem now in 2019 at 60,000 miles? The engine is very poor. For city driving is totally fine, but once you enter the freeway and whenever you are in a situation where you need to accelerate to get out of there the car will fail you. For driving on the highway on steep uphill roads the engine will struggle and it is strained big time. Every time I drive from Los Angeles to San Diego by the time I get there one full quart of synthetic oil has evaporated. Yep just like that. That's not good at all. Subaru has made all their cars so that it doesn't warn you or tell you when you have to change the oil, worse, if the engine is really low in oil nothing will warn you so you better carry one or two quarts or oil in your trunk. I regret getting this car because it cost me way too much and I honestly will never again buy a vehicle with four cylinders, even if it has turbo which is even worse. Poor little engines are getting strained really bad. And last, when my wife and I went to the dealer at first to buy this vehicle I had no clue this thing had a CVT transmission and at that time I didn't even know what the heck a CVT transmission is so that was another huge mistake from my part for not doing my homework and for assuming the car was a normal car like any other. Regarding the AWD, well, it is useless to me because I never go to the snow and here in Los Angeles it hardly ever rains so I honestly don't need an AWD. Regarding the CVT transmission, well, what I have learned recently is that Subaru is kind of "testing" out all these new CVT technology they are putting into theirs cars because of government gas consumption regulations so Subaru was kind of forced to do something about providing more gas efficient cars and we are being their guinea pigs in short words. At this point in time nobody really knows how long a CVT transmission will last, and the Subaru's user manual doesn't even tell you when you should be doing all your maintenance. I have been talking to the Subaru's technicians and they don't even know when or if they should even perform a transmission fluid flush because they don't know if it will damage the CVT. It is a trip what Subaru is doing right now and for those reasons I decided to get rid of the Forester before my extended warranty ran out. Cute little car though. Maybe in around six years or so when their Ascent, Foresters and Outbacks start hitting the 200,000 mile range then I'll know if is a good idea to buy a vehicle with a CVT transmission.
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