Subaru Forester: which body do you have?
Compare your car with the pictures. The year you bought it is only a hint, because bodies changed at different times in different regions.
Forester (2019–2021, SK)
2019 – 2021
- Upright, boxy body with a hexagonal grille framed in chrome and C-shaped daytime lights
- LED fog lamps on Touring / Sport / Limited / Premier; Convenience has blank inserts: choose the fog option
- Sport has black trim and orange accents on the same panels
- Rear sonar sensors on Limited / Premier: choose the rear-sensor option
Forester (2022–2024, SK refresh)
2022 – 2024
- Larger hexagonal grille with a new front bumper; slimmer headlights with a new daytime-light signature
- Wilderness (2022+) has its own front and rear bumpers, grille, hexagonal fog lamps, larger cladding and a matte hood decal
- LED fog lamps on Touring / Sport / Limited / Premier; Convenience has blank inserts: choose the fog option
- Sport has a gloss-black grille insert on the same bumper
- Front View Monitor camera in the grille centre on Touring / Premier (and Wilderness); other trims have a plain grille: choose the grille-camera option on grille, full-front and full-body kits
- Rear sonar sensors on Limited / Premier / Wilderness: choose the rear-sensor option
- The 2025 Forester Wilderness carries this body over in North America while every other trim moved to the sixth generation (Subaru, November 2024): a 2025 Wilderness is THIS body, not the redesigned Forester
- Japan and Europe also kept this body on sale after the sixth generation reached North America
Forester (2025+, sixth generation)
2025 onwards
- Slimmer headlights framing a wide hexagonal grille; smoother body sides with squarer wheel-arch cladding
- LED fog lamps on Sport / Limited / Premier / Touring; base and Premium trims have blank inserts: choose the fog option
- Forester Hybrid (2025+) shares every panel
- Front View Monitor camera in the grille centre on Touring / Premier (and Wilderness); other trims have a plain grille: choose the grille-camera option on grille, full-front and full-body kits
- Wilderness arrives on this body for 2026 (the 2025 Wilderness is the previous body, listed above): own bumpers, grille, hexagonal fog lamps and larger cladding
- Rear sonar sensors on Limited and up: choose the rear-sensor option
Find my fit
Tell us when and where the car was sold and we will suggest the body. You still confirm with the pictures.