How much can you make parting out a Subaru Forester 2019-2024?

Parting out a Subaru Forester (2019-2024) is a clean, engine-led play with a Subaru twist: every one of them is all-wheel drive, so the whole drivetrain is always on the car. An SK-generation Forester takes home roughly $5,961 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees, before your own labor and freight - and it is one of the simpler vehicles in this series to price, because a single engine ran the whole run and there is no FWD-versus-AWD guessing. This is the SK Forester (2019-2024), the generation before the 2025 redesign, so on a 2024 donor confirm which one you have before you price anything. This is the full Subaru Forester part-out value breakdown: what each major part sells for, why the drivetrain is always in play, and how to get the exact figure before you buy.

Parting out a Subaru Forester 2019-2024: the top parts

A few majors carry most of the part-out value. These are real used-market prices for the SK Forester, ranked by take-home - your own labor, packing, and freight come off on top:

At a glance: estimated parts take-home $5,961+ · top part engine at $1,991 · 18+ parts priced · prices updated Aug 2026 · years 2019 - 2024 · SK generation · body SUV, all-wheel drive standard. The “$5,961+” is the take-home across every part worth pulling, not just the five above - the top 5 are shown here, and 13 more sit behind them.

What each part is worth when parting out a Subaru Forester

The table is the summary. The money is in reading it correctly, part by part.

Engine - the reliable headline. The 2.5L boxer keeps about $1,727 on a deep 200-listing market at high confidence - the steadiest big-ticket figure on the vehicle, with a used-market range of roughly $1,226 to $2,661. It is a Subaru-specific flat-four, so demand is steady and the number is dependable to plan against. Expect the real sale to land under the ask once selling fees and freight come off, and remember the engine is the heaviest thing you will ship.

Transmission - a strong second, and it’s the CVT. The transmission keeps about $1,177 on 199 listings at high confidence. Every Forester is all-wheel drive with a CVT, so the full drivetrain is on every complete donor - which keeps this a deep, liquid market. Match it to the exact year before you quote one.

Front door - an unusually strong body part. The front door keeps about $801 on 92 listings at high confidence - a big number for a panel, with a wide $480 to $1,250 range. Color, trim and condition drive the price, and the off-road Wilderness trim carries different cladding, so photograph honestly and confirm the exact configuration before you quote.

Steering rack and headlight - the step down. Below the top three the market steps down fast. The steering rack keeps about $347 on a thinner 44-listing market, and the headlight about $279 on 70 - both solid, but their asking ranges are wide (the headlight runs $195 to $584), because trim and whether the unit is LED or halogen change the part. Confirm the exact part before you quote either one.

Every Forester is AWD - the whole drivetrain is always in play

This is the Subaru difference. Where most crossovers offer front-wheel drive with all-wheel drive as an option - so the transfer case and rear driveline only come off some donors - every Forester has symmetrical all-wheel drive as standard, paired with a CVT. That means the transmission, transfer, differentials and driveshafts are on every complete car, with no drivetrain lottery to check. It simplifies pricing and it keeps the drivetrain parts liquid, because every donor feeds the same market.

One engine, six trims - price the right side of the trim ladder

The SK Forester kept things simple under the hood: a single 2.5L boxer (FB25), naturally aspirated, ran the whole 2019 - 2024 span, with no turbo in this generation. So the engine is easier to price than on multi-engine vehicles - but the trim still decides a lot of the body and lighting hardware. Six trims ran - Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Touring and the off-road Wilderness (added for 2022) - and they differ on wheels, lighting, cladding, seats and audio. Read the trim off the VIN before you price the trim-specific parts, so you quote the part the donor actually has.

The full picture: 18+ parts, not 5

The five above are the headline, but they are not the whole SUV. 18 or more parts are worth pulling on a 2019 - 2024 Forester - the top 5, plus the rest of the drivetrain, the tail lights and second headlight, the other body panels, wheels, seats, mirrors, the accessory-drive hardware, and the small mechanical parts. The Forester is one of the most common AWD crossovers on the road, so the donor pool is deep and buyers are always searching - the common parts move if you list them well.

Only the top 5 are shown publicly. The full ranked list - all 18+ parts with live prices, plus side-by-side vehicle comparison - is inside reParta. Start a free trial to see the other 13 parts and price your exact VIN.

The small parts only pay in volume

The alternator, the starter, and the small mechanical parts are all deep, steady markets on a car this common - but at low dollars each they only pay if you pull and list them in volume. On a vehicle this ubiquitous the upside is that buyers are always searching, so the small parts move fast if you list them well; the downside is that everyone else has them too, so price to the market. This is where a small operation quietly loses hours - the parts feel like money on the shelf, but they only pay if your listing and fulfillment are fast enough to move them at scale.

Get the exact number for your VIN before you buy

Everything above is the generation average. The Forester in front of you is a specific trim and condition, with specific damage - so the real part-out value is specific too, and on this one it hinges on the engine and transmission condition and the trim-specific body and lighting parts. That is what Pre-bid ROI gives you: paste the VIN and your max bid, edit the projected parts list to match what is intact on the lot, and it returns resale revenue from real used-market prices, minus marketplace fees, transport, and your bid - the net profit, a days-to-sell read per part, and a risk score. It works the same for Copart, IAA, and private buys, and it does not scrape the auction - you enter the price. Decoding the Forester is free: start with the free VIN decoder, then run the full profit number in reParta.

Parting out a different car?

The Forester is one of many. See the part-out value for other cars - ranked parts and real prices for the most profitable vehicles to part out, or go straight to the full 2019 - 2024 Subaru Forester part-out value - so you know the number before you bid on any lot.

Comparing donors? Run the part-out math on other compact crossovers - the Honda CR-V, the Toyota RAV4 (2018-2025), and the Subaru Outback.

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Takeaways

• A 2019 - 2024 Subaru Forester takes home roughly $5,961 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees - the boxer engine leads at about $1,727 on a deep 200-listing market, and the transmission is a strong second at about $1,177.
• Every Forester is all-wheel drive with a CVT, so the whole drivetrain is on every complete donor - there is no FWD-versus-AWD split to check, which keeps the drivetrain parts liquid.
• One engine (the 2.5L boxer, no turbo) ran the whole run, so the engine is simple to price; the six trims - up to the off-road Wilderness - still change the body, lighting and wheels, so read the trim off the VIN.
• Only the top 5 parts are public; the full 18+ list and your exact VIN are in reParta - start free or see the full Forester part-out value.