Subaru Forester Curb Weight: 3,580 lbs

At 58/42, the 3,580 lbs puts about 2,077 lbs on the front axle and 1,503 lbs on the rear — 574 lbs more over the front wheels, which is what front tires and front brake pads wear against first.

Ranked on the lightest configuration of each nameplate, the Forester is 21 of 98 in Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, 489 lbs below the 3,948 lbs median and lighter than 77 of its peers.

The lightest 2015 record is 3,303 lbs; the lightest 2026 record is 3,580 lbs — 277 lbs heavier (8.4%).

At the top of the range the 2026 file reaches 3,580 lbs against 3,635 lbs in 2015, a 55 lbs reduction — driven by which configurations exist, not by the same truck gaining mass.

The published 16.6-gallon tank holds about 101 lbs of gasoline at 6.1 lb per gallon, and curb weight is measured with it full. Run it to empty and the 4dr SUV is effectively a 3,479 lbs vehicle — 2.8% of the figure quoted above is fuel you will burn off.

EPA files 4 separate 2026 entries for the model, spanning 26–35 mpg combined, covering 2 engine and drive combinations (2.5L 4-cyl hybrid AWD; 2.5L 4-cyl AWD) plus their transmission choices, while NHTSA weighs the body once. Engine and gearbox choice is therefore not reflected in the figure above.

With a With hitch configuration, the 2026 Forester is rated to pull 1,500 lbs — 0.4 times the 3,580 lbs the heaviest recorded truck weighs by itself, and 0.4 times the 3,580 lbs of the lightest.

That rating belongs to the With hitch build, not to every truck on this page: a 4dr SUV starts 0 lbs deeper into the combined rating than a 4dr SUV before a trailer is coupled.