The Lemon Index$9,000 middle bill · most between $7,000 and $9,000
Higher than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
2007–2019 Subaru Forester
Subaru Forester owners reported paying a median of $9,000 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $7,000 and $9,000. That's from 7 owner reports (7 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00014%
- $5,000 and up86%
Share of the 7 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2007 Subaru Forester1too few for a middle
- 2010 Subaru Forester1too few for a middle
- 2014 Subaru Forester2too few for a middle
- 2015 Subaru Forester2too few for a middle
- 2019 Subaru Forester1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Subaru Forester reliability by year
- Transmission replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Subaru Forester owners reported
Wheel bearing replacement (10) · Head gasket replacement (9) · Wiring harness repair (8) · Brake repair (7) · Engine replacement (7) · Strut and shock replacement (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11667754, 11614435, 11502684, 11486899, 11165267, 10764541, 10705935.
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Subaru Forester?
Subaru Forester owners reported a median of $9,000, and the middle half paid $7,000 to $9,000, from 7 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Subaru Forester transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Subaru Forester middle bill of $9,000 is higher than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Subaru Forester repair costs come from?
From 7 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.