2020 Subaru Forester: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

26 builds left the factory as a 2020 Forester, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 10 main configurations sell for $10,584–$29,990 today.

  • 10 main configurations
  • 48,587 vehicles built
  • 1,208 for sale right now
  • $10,584–$29,990 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.

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What actually differs

PRM+ES+KA · AWD TRG+ES+Navi(HK)+KA · AWD Sport+ES+HK+KA · AWD Base Plus+ES · AWD
Typical price today $20,990 $23,995 $21,900 $19,925
For sale right now 286 171 142 120
Vehicles built 12,980 6,554 5,169 5,016
Same on every 2020 Forester
  • Engine 2.5L 4-cyl
  • Power 182 hp
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 5

What people actually pay

1,979 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
PRM+ES+KA · AWD
$20,990
TRG+ES+Navi(HK)+KA · AWD
$23,995
Sport+ES+HK+KA · AWD
$21,900
Base Plus+ES · AWD
$19,925
PRM Base+ES · AWD
$20,990
LTD Base+ES+KA · AWD
$22,516
$10,266 $15,422 $20,578 $25,734 $30,890
Price trend

Median down $1,196 over the last 12 months.

2020 Forester price history →
Will it hold value?

A Forester typically keeps about 52% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $11,345 today.

Forester depreciation by year →
Cost to run

26/33 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,600/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2020 Forester

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

No recalls on file for this model year.

Driver assistance — every 2020 Forester
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane
  • ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What JF2SKASC-L means

JF2 SKASC · L
JF2
the World Manufacturer Identifier Subaru registered — assembled in Japan
SKASC
together encode the Forester line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2.5L 4cyl, All-wheel drive — as Subaru filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
L
in position 10 — model year 2020
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
16 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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