2015 Subaru Forester: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

41 builds left the factory as a 2015 Forester, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 16 main configurations sell for $670–$19,998 today.

  • 16 main configurations
  • 52,368 vehicles built
  • 1,302 for sale right now
  • $670–$19,998 typical price range

Which Forester is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Forester

What actually differs

Premium+Moonroof Limited+Moonroof · AWD 2.5+ Premium+Moonroof+Eyesight · AWD
Typical price today $10,995 $12,500 $10,174 $12,879
For sale right now 512 205 145 75
Vehicles built 19,971 8,095 6,686 3,189
Same on every 2015 Forester
  • Engine 2.5L 4-cyl
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,797 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Premium+Moonroof
$10,995
Limited+Moonroof · AWD
$12,500
2.5+
$10,174
Premium+Moonroof+Eyesight · AWD
$12,879
Limited+Moonroof+Navi(H/K-Harman Kardon)+Eyesight · AWD
$11,500
Limited+Moonroof+Navi&(H/K - Harman Kardon) · AWD
$11,995
$649 $5,636 $10,624 $15,611 $20,598
Price trend

Median up $1,176 over the last 12 months.

2015 Forester price history →
Will it hold value?

A Forester typically keeps about 63% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $6,950 today.

Forester depreciation by year →
Cost to run

23/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,860/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2015 Forester

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

3 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What JF2SJABC-F means

JF2 SJABC · F
JF2
the World Manufacturer Identifier Subaru registered — assembled in Japan
SJABC
together encode the Forester line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2.5L 4cyl — as Subaru filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
F
in position 10 — model year 2015
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run JF2SJABC 2FH452448 JF2SJABC XFH829429
25 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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