The Subaru Boxer engines' unique design provides less vibration, and the major components stay lubricated reducing wear and friction compared to “dry starting” Inline and V-type engines. In the boxer engine, the pistons move horizontally, like a boxer punching. The name comes from the way the pistons move. Subaru uses a unique engine design called "the boxer", and it sits at the heart of every Subaru vehicle.
Many fans mod their Forester and there are off-road clubs for adventure enthusiasts. Forester is popular with families because of its all-weather capabilities and its utility. The popular small SUV received a Consumer Reports reliability rating of 62 percent above the average vehicle for reliability. The Forester is Subaru’s number one selling vehicle around the globe and its made at the Japanese automaker’s plant in Gunma, Japan. The Subaru Forester ranks in the top 5 of all vehicles. Forbes narrowed down the highest-ranked cars according to which models Consumer Reports specifically recommends from their own road tests and owner satisfaction surveys. They take into consideration 17 potential problem areas, from major engine components, drivetrain, brakes and even paint, trim and interior accessories. The report is based on subscriber surveys received for over 1 million vehicles from the 2005 through 2014 model years. To determine which new cars would be the most likely to reach 250,000 miles and beyond, they combed the predicted reliability ratings for new vehicles published annually by Consumer Reports. Many Subaru owners consider their car a member of the family and wouldn’t dare get rid of them, and according to Subaru, 96 percent of all Subaru cars built in the last 12 years are still on the road today. Like a badge of honor, they watch the odometer to see it roll over the 100,000 mile and then 200,000 mile marks and beyond. Subarus are known to go this many miles and more, and one thing you’ll notice about their owners, is how long they hang on to them. The Subaru Forester SUV made the top 5 vehicles list that is most-reliable and able to pile up the miles according to Forbes. It's not a surprise that a Subaru made the list. I am fairly sure a 4 YO Subaru is current enough safety would not have a material impact to ones decision.Forbes has compiled a list of the top 10 cars most likely to run over 250,000 miles. People carry large umbrella insurance to protect against what is usually a rare need - but can involve injuring others in an auto accident but seem to ignore spending a few thousand on protecting their health, life and liabilities. A former badge of honor seems to need some careful thought as to when does safety out weigh savings. I think the old frugal litmus test of how many years old my car is or how many miles I got on my car should be modified. You obviously put a lot of mileage on the car - makes sense, if you can afford it, to protect you and the family. Avoiding a serious accident is obviously more critical. Health, expenses, inconvenience, paperwork, rate rise, etc. emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, (and that feature where when you are backing up alerts you to cross traffic?).Īvoiding even a small accident is worth it. Does your existing Subaru have a decent number of safety features? e.g. If you can afford it I would put a heavy weighting on safety. And it’s a manual, which is now discontinued on Foresters in the US. I really enjoy driving it, especially with snow tires in the winter. I’ve decided that I’m going to run mine into the ground. Given the beating they take on unpaved mountain roads here in Vermont, I’m surprised they went 115K before they started leaking. Aside from brakes and other regular maintenance, we haven’t had any big maintenance surprises only just had to replace the rear struts. We did have the short block replaced, at Subaru’s expense, due to excess oil consumption around 85K. Sell and purchase or new one or try to get another 2-3 years? Typically we try for at least seven years for our cars but we didn't have a lot of luck with our last subaru and consumer reports gives it a 3 out of 5 for reliability. I have a 2015 subaru forester with 98k miles that I purchased in 2014, edmunds calls trade in value $10k, paid $24k.