Subaru Forester Insurance Cost


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GEICO offers the most affordable Subaru Forester insurance on average, though full coverage costs vary widely by model year and insurer. Forester owners pay around $164 monthly for comprehensive protection. Read more

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SUVs face higher premiums due to increased repair costs and theft risk, but the Forester ranks 68th out of 256 SUVs for affordability. This middle-tier ranking makes it reasonably priced within its vehicle category. Read more

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Your Forester's specific model year affects insurance rates, especially with teen drivers on your policy. Read MoneyGeek's analysis of rates by company for specific Forester model years, depending on the age of the drivers

How Much Is Subaru Forester Insurance?

Average insurance costs for a Subaru Forester run $164 monthly for full coverage and $85 for minimum coverage. Depending on your particular trim and model year, you'll pay anywhere from $58 to $235 monthly.

Subaru Forester$85$164

Looking for another Subaru model? Read more about the cost of Subaru car insurance models.

Your Subaru Forester's insurance costs vary by age, from $58 monthly for older models to $223 for the newest ones. Like most vehicles, newer Foresters cost more to insure because they're worth more money, while older models benefit from lower market values.

2000
$58
$111
2001
$61
$118
2002
$67
$129
2003
$78
$149
2004
$82
$158
2005
$71
$137
2006
$83
$159
2007
$89
$172
2008
$107
$206
2009
$108
$208
2010
$110
$211
2011
$116
$223
2012
$101
$194
2013
$76
$145
2014
$71
$137
2015
$81
$156
$82
$158
$83
$161
$83
$161
$80
$155
$83
$161
$63
$122
$71
$138
$76
$147
$88
$171
$95
$185

Forester insurance varies widely by provider. Minimum coverage ranges from $58 with GEICO to $152 with UAIC, and full coverage from $125 with GEICO to $290 with AIG. That's a spread of more than $94 and $165, respectively, which means the insurer you pick matters as much as the coverage level you choose.

AAA$98$202
AIG$120$290
Allstate$107$206
Amica$107$218
Chubb$107$210
Farmers$129$227
Geico$58$125
Kemper$88$178
Nationwide$93$160
Progressive$85$157
State Farm$76$158
The Hartford$100$170
Travelers$74$136
UAIC$152$189

Is Subaru Forester Expensive to Insure?

Among 256 SUVs in MoneyGeek's database, the Forester ranks 68th for insurance affordability; 67 models cost less to insure. It sits just above the BMW X3 and just below the Hyundai Tucson in monthly cost.

Across all 827 vehicles MoneyGeek analyzed, the Forester ranks 287th, putting it in the top 35% most affordable models to insure. The Isuzu Amigo holds the cheapest SUV spot; the Audi SQ8 e-tron carries the highest premiums.

GMC Terrain$12465
Nissan Pathfinder$12466
BMW X3$12467
Subaru Forester$12568
Infiniti EX$12569
Hyundai Tuscon$12569
Jeep Wrangler$12670
Kia Soul$12671

Several factors affect what you'll pay for Subaru Forester insurance.

  • Average Repair or Replacement Costs: The Forester is Subaru's fifth most affordable model to maintain, with average annual repair costs of $757. Lower maintenance expenses generally translate to lower premiums.
  • Vehicle Trim, Features and Accessories: Horsepower ranges from 182 to 260 depending on trim level, and insurers price higher-performance configurations accordingly.
  • Driver Profile: Most Forester owners are between 35 and 54, with a median age of around 45. Younger drivers insuring this model usually pay more; see how age affects Forester rates.

Subaru Forester Costs by Model Year and Driver Age by Insurance Company

Full coverage car insurance for a 35- to 55-year-old driver with a 2025 Subaru Forester costs an average of $210 per month compared to $174 for a 2016 model. Newer car models tend to be much more expensive than older models, and insurance costs for your Subaru Forester may change greatly depending on your model year and driver age. Young drivers in their teens and early twenties will pay much more to insure across all model years.

GEICO offers the cheapest rates across all Forester model years.

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Cost of Car Insurance for 2025 Subaru Forester

Geico$63$138
Travelers$78$144
National General$79$161
Nationwide$80$138
Progressive$86$160
State Farm$97$203
Kemper$102$210
AAA$113$234
Allstate$115$222
Amica$120$245
The Hartford$124$211
Chubb$128$252
AIG$140$345
Farmers$162$286
UAIC$162$202

2025 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

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Full Coverage
Nationwide$627$573$527$447$378$245$228$212$201$180
State Farm$763$671$593$513$453$385$349$312$285$251
Geico$784$571$480$348$300$242$223$184$174$158
Travelers$874$627$494$380$336$246$225$207$192$166
Allstate$1,054$825$666$493$441$344$312$295$279$246
Progressive$1,157$936$777$432$377$305$272$242$223$192
Farmers$1,784$1,325$1,177$735$693$528$470$449$427$358

Cost of Car Insurance for 2024 Subaru Forester

Geico$59$128
Travelers$72$133
National General$73$149
Nationwide$74$128
Progressive$79$148
State Farm$90$187
Kemper$94$194
AAA$105$217
Allstate$106$205
Amica$111$227
The Hartford$115$195
Chubb$118$233
AIG$129$319
UAIC$149$187
Farmers$149$264

2024 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

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Full Coverage
Nationwide$580$530$488$414$350$227$210$196$186$166
State Farm$705$620$549$474$418$356$323$288$264$232
Geico$725$528$444$322$277$224$206$170$161$146
Travelers$808$579$457$352$310$227$208$192$177$153
Allstate$974$763$616$456$408$318$289$273$257$228
Progressive$1,070$865$718$400$349$282$251$224$206$177
Farmers$1,649$1,225$1,089$679$641$488$434$416$395$331

Cost of Car Insurance for 2023 Subaru Forester

Geico$50$110
Travelers$62$114
National General$63$128
Nationwide$63$110
Progressive$68$127
State Farm$77$161
Kemper$81$167
AAA$90$186
Allstate$91$176
Amica$95$195
The Hartford$99$168
Chubb$101$201
AIG$111$274
Farmers$129$227
UAIC$128$161

2023 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

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Full Coverage
Nationwide$499$456$419$356$301$195$181$169$160$143
State Farm$606$533$472$408$360$306$278$248$227$200
Geico$624$454$382$277$238$192$177$146$139$126
Travelers$695$498$393$302$267$196$179$165$152$132
Allstate$838$656$530$392$351$274$248$235$221$196
Progressive$920$744$618$344$300$242$216$193$177$152
Farmers$1,418$1,053$936$584$551$420$374$357$339$285

Cost of Car Insurance for 2022 Subaru Forester

Geico$47$103
Travelers$58$107
National General$59$120
Nationwide$59$103
Progressive$64$119
State Farm$72$151
Kemper$76$156
AAA$84$175
Allstate$86$165
Amica$89$183
The Hartford$92$158
Chubb$95$188
AIG$104$257
UAIC$121$151
Farmers$121$213

2022 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
Nationwide$468$427$393$334$282$183$170$158$150$134
State Farm$569$500$442$382$338$287$261$233$213$187
Geico$585$426$358$259$223$180$166$137$130$118
Travelers$652$467$369$284$250$183$168$155$143$124
Allstate$786$616$497$368$329$257$233$220$208$184
Progressive$863$698$579$322$281$227$202$181$166$143
Farmers$1,330$988$878$548$517$394$350$335$318$267

Cost of Car Insurance for 2021 Subaru Forester

Geico$42$91
Travelers$52$95
National General$52$106
Nationwide$53$91
Progressive$56$105
State Farm$64$134
Kemper$67$138
AAA$75$155
Allstate$76$146
Amica$79$162
The Hartford$82$139
Chubb$84$166
AIG$92$228
UAIC$107$133
Farmers$107$189

2021 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
Nationwide$414$378$348$295$249$162$150$140$132$119
State Farm$503$443$391$338$299$254$230$206$188$166
Geico$517$377$317$229$198$159$147$121$115$104
Travelers$577$413$326$251$221$162$148$137$126$109
Allstate$695$544$439$325$291$227$206$195$184$162
Progressive$763$617$512$285$249$201$179$160$147$126
Farmers$1,176$874$777$485$457$348$310$296$282$236

Cost of Car Insurance for 2020 Subaru Forester

Geico$58$125
National General$65$133
Travelers$70$130
Progressive$74$138
Nationwide$81$141
State Farm$87$181
Kemper$90$183
AAA$98$202
Allstate$99$191
Amica$100$205
Chubb$101$200
The Hartford$103$176
AIG$116$285
Farmers$131$231
UAIC$143$180

2020 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
Nationwide$639$584$538$456$386$250$232$216$204$183
State Farm$681$599$529$458$404$343$312$278$254$224
Geico$708$516$434$315$271$219$202$167$158$143
Travelers$785$562$442$340$300$221$202$186$172$149
Allstate$913$715$576$425$381$297$270$255$240$212
Progressive$996$804$667$372$325$262$234$209$192$165
Farmers$1,442$1,070$951$593$559$426$379$363$345$290

Cost of Car Insurance for 2019 Subaru Forester

Geico$53$115
National General$56$114
Travelers$68$124
Progressive$74$139
State Farm$76$157
Nationwide$83$144
Chubb$88$172
Amica$90$184
AAA$91$188
Kemper$98$200
Allstate$99$191
The Hartford$103$175
AIG$109$267
Farmers$124$219
UAIC$142$178

2019 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
State Farm$591$520$460$397$351$298$271$242$221$195
Geico$651$474$398$289$249$201$185$153$145$132
Nationwide$654$598$550$467$395$256$237$221$209$187
Travelers$752$537$423$325$286$212$193$178$164$143
Allstate$920$719$578$425$381$297$270$254$239$212
Progressive$1,005$811$672$375$327$264$235$210$193$166
Farmers$1,347$1,000$890$559$528$403$358$343$326$274

Cost of Car Insurance for 2018 Subaru Forester

Geico$55$119
National General$59$122
Travelers$69$127
Progressive$80$150
State Farm$83$173
Nationwide$89$153
Chubb$94$185
Amica$94$193
AAA$95$197
Kemper$97$197
The Hartford$100$170
Allstate$100$194
AIG$112$275
Farmers$129$228
UAIC$141$176

2018 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
State Farm$652$574$508$439$387$329$299$267$244$215
Geico$675$492$413$300$258$208$192$159$150$137
Nationwide$697$637$587$498$421$273$253$236$223$199
Travelers$768$550$433$333$293$217$198$182$168$146
Allstate$925$724$583$431$386$301$274$258$244$215
Progressive$1,090$880$729$407$355$286$255$228$209$180
Farmers$1,417$1,052$936$583$550$419$373$357$339$285

Cost of Car Insurance for 2017 Subaru Forester

Geico$56$122
National General$60$122
Travelers$70$129
Progressive$77$144
State Farm$86$179
Kemper$90$185
Chubb$92$181
Nationwide$94$162
Amica$95$194
AAA$95$197
Allstate$100$192
The Hartford$102$173
AIG$111$271
Farmers$130$230
UAIC$138$172

2017 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
State Farm$675$593$525$454$400$340$309$276$252$222
Geico$691$503$423$307$264$213$197$163$154$140
Nationwide$740$675$623$528$446$289$268$250$236$211
Travelers$778$557$438$338$297$220$200$185$170$148
Allstate$916$717$578$427$383$298$271$256$241$213
Progressive$1,049$846$702$391$342$276$246$219$202$173
Farmers$1,432$1,063$945$588$555$422$376$360$342$288

Cost of Car Insurance for 2016 Subaru Forester

Geico$53$114
National General$59$121
Travelers$69$128
State Farm$75$155
Progressive$82$153
Kemper$84$171
The Hartford$93$158
Chubb$94$187
Amica$94$193
Nationwide$95$164
AAA$98$202
Allstate$99$191
AIG$112$276
UAIC$130$162
Farmers$134$237

2016 Subaru Forester Insurance Costs for 16- to 25-Year-Olds

Data filtered by:
Full Coverage
State Farm$584$514$454$392$346$294$268$239$218$192
Geico$645$470$395$286$247$199$184$152$144$131
Nationwide$745$681$628$533$450$291$270$252$238$213
Travelers$762$550$434$335$295$218$199$184$170$147
Allstate$900$704$571$425$381$296$269$255$241$212
Progressive$1,113$897$744$414$361$292$260$232$213$183
Farmers$1,478$1,100$977$608$573$436$388$371$353$296

Subaru Forester Insurance Cost by Trim

Subaru Forester insurance costs vary by trim. Minimum coverage starts at $62 per month on the L Sport Utility 4d; full coverage reaches $235 on the 2.5x Premium Sport Utility 4d. Performance specs and market value drive most of that difference.

Forester$78$152
Limited$95$185
Premium$85$165
Sport$90$175
Touring$104$203
Wilderness$97$188
2.0xt Premium Sport Utility 4d$77$148
2.0xt Touring Sport Utility 4d$83$160
2.5i Limited Sport Utility 4d$80$154
2.5i Touring Sport Utility 4d$80$155
2.5i Premium Sport Utility 4d$80$154
2.5i Sport Utility 4d$81$155
2.5x Touring Sport Utility 4d$81$155
2.5xt Premium Sport Utility 4d$81$156
2.5xt Touring Sport Utility 4d$94$180
2.5x Sport Utility 4d$104$200
2.5x Limited Sport Utility 4d$110$212
2.5xt Limited Sport Utility 4d$113$217
2.5x Premium Sport Utility 4d$122$235
L Sport Utility 4d$62$119
S Sport Utility 4d$62$120
Sport Utility 4d$68$133
Premium Sport Utility 4d$73$141
Sport Suv 4d$73$143
Xs Sport Utility 4d$75$144
Xs Ll Bean Edition Sport Utility 4d$75$144
Limited Sport Utility 4d$76$148
X Sport Utility 4d$77$147
Wilderness Sport Utility 4d$77$151
Touring Sport Utility 4d$79$154
Sports X Sport Utility 4d$86$166
X Ll Bean Edition Sport Utility 4d$94$182
Xt Sport Utility 4d$100$192
X Limited Sport Utility 4d$106$204
Sports Xt Sport Utility 4d$110$212
Xt Limited Sport Utility 4d$112$215

Subaru Forester Insurance Cost by State

Minimum coverage for a Subaru Forester runs $31 per month in Wyoming and $171 in Louisiana, a gap driven by each state's risk profile and regulatory environment, not the vehicle itself.

Alabama$70$132
Alaska$60$128
Arizona$100$186
Arkansas$66$147
California$82$166
Colorado$80$191
Connecticut$118$202
Delaware$118$199
Florida$108$248
Georgia$126$206
Hawaii$45$101
Idaho$45$92
Illinois$77$144
Indiana$54$107
Iowa$45$110
Kansas$59$138
Kentucky$107$180
Louisiana$171$364
Maine$43$89
Maryland$128$216
Massachusetts$86$181
Michigan$123$238
Minnesota$69$142
Mississippi$73$144
Missouri$101$200
Montana$59$140
Nebraska$61$140
Nevada$149$269
New Hampshire$58$103
New Jersey$139$229
New Mexico$69$153
New York$101$181
North Carolina$68$133
North Dakota$49$107
Ohio$63$122
Oklahoma$76$168
Oregon$102$178
Pennsylvania$72$166
Rhode Island$105$187
South Carolina$86$160
South Dakota$43$132
Tennessee$64$130
Texas$106$217
Utah$91$155
Vermont$37$88
Virginia$80$129
Washington$77$142
West Virginia$73$148
Wisconsin$53$117
Wyoming$31$96

How to Lower the Cost of Subaru Forester Insurance

  1. 1
    Choose the right coverage

    Start with how much coverage you actually need. If you own the Forester outright, state minimum liability plus comprehensive and collision with a $1,000 deductible keeps premiums down. For more protection, 100/300/100 liability with a $500 deductible is a common step up. Financing or leasing typically requires 100/300/100 limits, a $500 deductible and gap insurance.

  2. 2
    Research costs and cheap companies

    Know what you should pay before you shop. Average SUV insurance costs give you a baseline, and comparing cheapest car insurance companies by area shows where the Forester rates competitively.

  3. 3
    Look for more than just low rates

    Car insurance price isn't everything. Check J.D. Power satisfaction scores, BBB records and AM Best financial stability ratings before committing. A budget insurer might save you money upfront but slow down your claims experience.

  4. 4
    Explore discounts you qualify for

    Forester owners commonly qualify for safety feature discounts, good driver rewards, multi-vehicle savings and bundling discounts. Review available car insurance discounts to see what applies to your situation.

  5. 5
    Consider alternative car insurance types

    If you're a low-mileage or consistently safe driver, usage-based programs like Progressive Snapshot or Allstate Drivewise can cut premiums based on how you actually drive.

  6. 6
    Check rates every year

    Your insurer won't tell you when competitors drop their prices. Pulling new quotes annually could save up to 24% on your Forester insurance.

Subaru Forester Insurance Cost: Bottom Line

Subaru Forester insurance runs about average compared to other vehicles, though you'll find competitive rates with some effort. Shopping between insurers and claiming available discounts helps secure better pricing for your coverage needs.

Subaru Forester Insurance Rates: FAQ

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How We Determined Subaru Forester Insurance Costs

We studied hundreds of millions of quote estimates across all U.S. models sold from 2000 to 2025 to determine the most accurate Subaru Forester insurance costs.

Who We Based These Rates On

These Subaru Forester prices reflect what a typical driver pays:

  • Age 40, unmarried male
  • Clean record: no tickets or crashes
  • Credit score in a good range
  • Has never made an insurance claim
  • Puts about 12,000 miles on the odometer yearly
  • Has a valid driver's license with no suspensions on record

Coverage Definitions

  • Minimum coverage: State-required liability limits
  • Full coverage: 100/300/100 liability + comprehensive/collision with $1,000 deductibles

About Mark Fitzpatrick


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Mark Fitzpatrick, a Licensed Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance Producer in Connecticut, is MoneyGeek's resident insurance expert. He has analyzed the insurance market for almost a decade, first with LendingTree and now with MoneyGeek, conducting original research on hundreds of insurance companies and millions of insurance rates for insurance shoppers. 

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Mark holds a master’s degree in economics and international relations from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College. He started his career working in financial risk management at State Street before transitioning to the analysis of the personal insurance market. He's also a five-time Jeopardy champion!