2025 Forester Seat Comfort

[Oldtech]

Potential buyer asking for input on 2025 Forester comfort on long trips of at least 10 hours. Typically take breaks every 3 hours. Also, not sure I can get comfortable with head rests.
Current owner of 2010 Forester. Thanks

 

[Dick Foster]

I think it depends a lot on your trim level. My 21 touring came with fully adjustable powered bucket seats with lumbar support but I know lesser trim levels did not. My seats are very comfortable, especially after I added custom cut neoprene seat covers which adds a thin layer of fabric coated foam rubber. Think 1/4" wetsuit material. I doubt anything is different with today's models.

 

[John Grimes]

My 2019 Subaru Outback's seats are very comfortable for me. The head rest is perfectly mounted about an inch and a half behind my head. I think that is ideal to help in whiplash should I get hit hard from behind. HOWEVER, the small panel on some plastic material on the left side of seating area, just split. Nothing caused it, other than defective material. Subaru replaced it free (out of warranty). THEN about a year later, the very same panel of material split again. I am trying to get Subaru to replace it again. Cold weather seems to be part of the problem.

 

[MikeinPDX]

I just picked up a 2025 Forester in the Premium trim package. That means you get a power driver's seat, which was a requirement for me. I'm an old guy and really concerned with seat comfort. The comfort with the power seat is what I'd call average. Like almost all new cars, the bottom cushion is too short for most drivers so you don't get enough thigh support. It's also a little too firm for me, but that may improve with time or I may add a bit of cushion myself. The seat back is pretty good. The adjustable lumbar support hits me in just the right place.