If you drive a Forester, you probably know the moment: your phone slides off the console, you hear it land, and it is gone somewhere beside the seat. Keys, key cards, coins and earbuds do the same thing. A gap filler stops it, but only if it fits your gap, and that is where most people get it wrong.
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Why a Forester owner should measure the gap first
The Forester has been redesigned several times
The Forester has been sold in the US since the late 1990s and has been redesigned several times. New generations are usually built on new seats and a new console, so a gap that looks one way in an older Forester can look very different in a newer one.
We have not measured the gap in every year, and we have not found a trustworthy published measurement, so we will not make one up. Your car is the only one that counts.
Subaru Forester at a glance
Subaru has sold the Forester in the US since the 1998 model year, with new generations for 2003, 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2025. Trims have included Base, Premium, Sport, Limited and Touring, and since 2022 the Wilderness version.
General model background only. It says nothing about whether the filler fits, which only your own gap can tell you.
Good to know
The Forester is described as seating five, with high ground clearance. Check your own trim and year before you buy.
Model details checked against the carweek.com research pages, October 2026.
One photo tells you
Lay a bank card along the gap, take one photo, and our free measuring tool works out the width at the front, middle and rear and the length of the gap. It then says plainly whether our filler will fill it. It takes about a minute, and the photo never leaves your phone.
What makes our gap filler different
It is built to fit a wide range of gaps
- It squeezes in, so narrow gaps are fine. The foam gives, so it presses into tight spots instead of sitting on top of them. The wide end fills gaps up to about 6.5 cm (2.5 in), and each strip is about 40.9 cm (16 in) long.
- You find out before you pay. Most fillers are sold as one size and you learn at your door whether it fits. Ours comes with a photo check that tells you first, and if you would rather ask a person, send us your year and trim and we will tell you what we know.
- One job, done simply. It closes the gap. There is no pocket or box to get in the way of your seat, so it only has to fit the gap, not a phone case.
- It stays put. It hangs in the gap instead of sliding around when you move the seat.
- A pair, one for each front seat, in black, beige, red or brown. Each is a foam strip with a wipe-clean leather-look finish.
- Easy to buy. Free shipping in the US, and you can ask to return it within 30 days of delivery.
Honest limits
It is a gap filler, not a storage organizer. If you want cup holders or pockets, this is not that. And if your photo shows a gap wider than 6.5 cm, we will tell you it will not hold, rather than sell you one that will not work.
Before you buy for your Forester
Four quick checks
- Measure your gap with the photo tool and choose your Forester’s year when it asks.
- Look at your seat. After you fit the filler, run the seat all the way forward, back and through the recline range, and take the filler out if anything catches.
- Keep the seat belt buckle free. You should be able to buckle and unbuckle easily.
- Check your owner’s manual for anything about the space beside the seat, including airbags. If it says to keep that space clear, do not fit anything there.
We have not tested the filler in every Forester year, so we cannot promise it fits yours. That is why the photo check comes first.
More help
- How to measure your car seat gap before buying a gap filler
- Why “universal fit” car seat gap fillers don’t always fit
- Gap Check Card (printable)
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