2025 Honda CR-V vs 2025 Subaru Forester: Is Honda or Subaru Best?

Today I compare a 2025 Honda CR-V to a 2025 Subaru Forester!
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[@Subie-Driver]

I’d take the Subaru…hands down. It has a much better safety rating.

[@JRTrilling]

What???? Both are TOP IIHS safety picks.

[@Spoolingturbski]

@@JRTrillingIIHS shouldn’t be your only metric when measuring safety.

[@Gopinathk17]

​@@Spoolingturbskiwhat other metrics do you have?

[@sandhill9313]

The CR-V has barely functional AWD while the Subaru has the best AWD available without a substantial price increase, if that matters in your buying decision 🙂

[@sun0066]

Honda all the way, Subaru infotainment is horrible

[@Volta24]

Forester👍

[@mickeybrumfield764]

I like the way Subaru doesn't mind giving out the storage pockets behind the front seats. You don't have to step up in trims to get 2 of them.😊

[@tuan056585]

I will pick Subaru Forester over Honda CRV, because safety mean a lot to me. We have 07 Honda Odyssey, 17 Toyota Highlander and 20 Subaru Forester.

[@canl9986]

For safety, AWD capability and bang for the buck: SUBARU any day!

[@rhysxj]

Dang bro you’ve been busy lately. Good work

[@BSBS-gk4iy]

who in their right mind would buy 1.5L motor with turbo?!

[@Maskawolf]

Please do Forester vs Rave 4, especially for smoothness and road noise. My choice for now is the Forester.

[@ofcbob6391]

2 big differences if you are comparing these two because of the close pricing: 1. The Honda has real leather seating in the EX-L you show here, while the Sport version of the Forester has Startex leatherette (vinyl) seating. and 2. The Subie is standard with maybe the best AWD for this segment of vehicles, while the Honda would charge you another $1600 or so.

[@KNRS927]

Looks aside, I would take the Subaru. Standard AWD alone is a major advantage and overall, it’s a better value for the money.

[@roycesallstrom3430]

Forester has the larger Sun roof, better AWD, what about quietness? Safety? Reliability? No spare in the CRV. CRV has knobs for climate control not touch screen.

[@Panda212618]

subaru ascent touring vs honda pilot trailsport would be cool to see, both right around 50k

[@benlecluyse]

Insane cars Ben !! ❤❤

[@davidgilhousen8191]

I'm trading in my '20 CRV Touring for a '25 Forester Touring which has more clearance and better traction on flooded roads. More soundproofing and better stereo. Insurance lower. Mileage not as good as CRV, but when I drive < 10K/yr., who cares? How do I know? Wife drives '23 Forester.

[@lpcsoccer01]

You didn’t put the forester in sport first of all and you have the sport trim forester but what trim is the Honda?

[@JoeEdwards-ob8re]

Getting ready to buy the 2025 Forester. Love the large sunroof and upgrades from the 2024. The Forester also has a roomier feel to it which I need - I have a large Great Bernese Mountain Dog who needs the Forester's higher backseat ceiling and lower/flatter bench. My wife has a 2024 Crosstrek and the info system is slow to respond but I have heard the slowness issue has been corrected in the 2025 Forester (hope that's right). Forester negatives for me: no remote engine start or lowering of the windows from the key fob and the backseat windows do not go all the way down. Also the Honda's program which runs the Sirrus/XM radio works better than the Forester's. Overall, the Forester was the right choice for me.

[@ratukamina]

Subaru all the way that non turbo engines numbers are neck n neck with the Honda 1.5 turbo …plus Subaru has been in the CVT game longer I believe and at the end of the day everyone of the Forester's are fully assembled in Japan. You have to own one to know body wise they are the strongest built Japanese cars.

[@celeste-8242]

my toyota rav 4 is like made of paper mache, if you lean on the back it will press in

[@ratukamina]

@@celeste-8242 My 2019 Camry Hybrid LE was like that and really sounded like a tin can until I applied some sound deadening material to it. I can confirm the Subaru Outback I owned was a much stronger vehicle control arms etc all seemed it was thicker or bigger and bumper too was much stronger than any Japanese car I owned.

[@celeste-8242]

@@ratukamina that’s true, thanks for the tip!

[@efavuzza73]

I live in south Florida so cold seats are a must so Subaru Forrest is for me

[@JRTrilling]

Better engineering??? Subaru hasn't even done a hybrid yet. Honda's new hybrid powertrain is best right now.

[@prince87x]

My dad got a 2023 Subaru Ascent brand new that I've driven a fair bit and I just got a 2025 CR-V hybrid and 1000% I'm in love with my CR-V over his. Apples to oranges though and his is bigger with more hp so did like that (minus people being concerned about turbos affecting engine life so idk). Dealership sold him on 28 mpg and he wasn't not happy that it was getting him 22-23. I'm getting between 34-37 mpg depending on my heavy foot and hills.

[@KenMcCune-wb3jp]

Both suv looks good you can take your family and your can take your grandparents for a ride in Both suv

[@newtonlee7849]

Ben- I think you omitted pointing out that the CRV doesnt have a spare tire. This likely is why it's loading floor is lower, & why there is more cargo volume. Which drives better in a 3 minute ideal weather test? thats like comparing Coke to Pepsi. You should have a test under all conditions: heavy rain, snow, lousy bumpy roads etc. I say in real world testing, the Subi likely is safer & better overall. If you want a car to drive only on sunny ideal days, toss a coin, & decide from that which car to pick.

[@tysher7353]

CRV does come with a spare, under floor in hatch.

[@johnmelby2623]

@@tysher7353 It is the hybrid CRV that omits the spare.

[@jdobe9461]

The 2025 Forester touring model has the Home link missing from the rear view mirror. This is a big mistake by the the Subaru engineers to leave this out of the top model Forester

[@ratukamina]

The OEM manufacturer of those homelink mirrors Gentex sells the latest frameless ones on eBay which your local car stereo place can install for around $100. I did that to my 2019 Camry Hybrid LE and the mirror looked like it was from a high end Lexus.

[@ofcbob6391]

Honda took away the same on the EX-L (used to come on that trim). Now Honda makes you go all the way to Touring to get that. Geeez.

[@gregs4163]

Forester all the way! Subaru AWD is second to none!

[@STree42]

Take the forester for a drive at 75 mph. The steering is way too light and you'll float all over the road.

[@Hschlick84]

Does the CR-V have v-tec?

[@JeffSpehar-ov1cn]

You can write in on the side.

[@ekimandersom4478]

Who gives a fuck 😂😂😂

[@Hschlick84]

@@ekimandersom4478 ok troll

[@paulmclaughlin710]

The 2025 is incredibly quiet

[@minnybiker4505]

Honda looks better on the outside. I like the Subaru better for everything else, though.

[@ekimandersom4478]

For the same price i would take a Lexus NX

[@EclipticKitten]

2025 infiniti qx80 next?

[@BenHardyCars]

Next month probably

[@EclipticKitten]

ok

[@juanfersan]

honda

[@indaydongtv5139]

EZ HONDA!no to overheat cvt subaru!

[@samyin1674]

Always pick Honda which is more reliable and last long time

[@ekimandersom4478]

Same with subaru.

[@KNRS927]

Same with Subaru, and Honda reliability isn’t what it used to be now to be honest.

[@paulhenry913]

The CRV has a hybrid which is very nice but if you choose the 1.5t its hands down better than the 2.5 Subaru boxer that sounds like a tractor. CRV looks better also in sport trim .

[@chrisgray4239]

Honda using cheaper materials these days although reliable…Subaru better engineering and materials

[@gccooley]

Slurring your words makes for missing key points.

[@1225328]

I do not like the information system screen on the Subaru. The iPad design is out of date.

[@jayczyzyk9707]

Nice reveiw both highly not durable

[@Gopinathk17]

Not durable?

[@1heavyelement]

don't you mean Subaru EXPLORESTER?

[@agak61]

New Ford Explorers are great cars too 😅 I just can’t afford it

[@marknh3312]

The Subaru design elements are just ugly. Looks like a Ford front and who knows what from the side and rear! And the complexity of all those buttons on the steering wheel makes me cross eyed!

[@BBlackmen]

O bigger is always better 😂😂😂😂