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Subaru FORESTER at salvage auctions

Copart 2015 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I LIMITED JF2SJAHC1FH496108 Front End63,819 mi upcomingJan 12 Copart 2015 Subaru FORESTER 2.0XT PREMIUM JF2SJGDC5FH814188 Front End83,345 mi upcomingDec 14 Copart 2018 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I LIMITED JF2SJEJC5JH572696 Rear End87,784 mi upcomingNov 25 Copart 2014 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I JF2SJAAC0EH471547 Normal Wear156,362 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2015 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I PREMIUM JF2SJADC6FH580902 Rear End182,249 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2014 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I TOURING JF2SJAMCXEH513315 Rear End157,898 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2010 Subaru FORESTER 2.5X PREMIUM JF2SH6CCXAH909927 Rear End107,784 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2014 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I PREMIUM JF2SJAEC2EH475061 Rear End199,895 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2024 Subaru FORESTER WILDERNESS JF2SKAJC6RH425031 Side upcomingNov 18 Copart 2011 Subaru FORESTER LIMITED JF2SHBECXBH773922 Front End307,000 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2010 Subaru FORESTER 2.5X PREMIUM JF2SH6CC2AH800202 Front End145,818 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2021 Subaru FORESTER TOURING JF2SKAXC9MH573433 Rear End48,796 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2026 Subaru FORESTER PREMIUM 4S4SLSE77T3102752 Side543 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 Subaru FORESTER 2.0XT TOURING JF2SJGTC0HH535705 Hail27,955 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I LIMITED JF2SJAJC4HH453699 Side123,469 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I JF2SJABC6HH533780 Front End104,876 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2019 Subaru FORESTER LIMITED JF2SKASC4KH433679 Undercarriage144,286 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I LIMITED JF2SJAJC0HH451030 Rear End191,395 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I PREMIUM JF2SJADCXGH470601 Front End144,079 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2026 Subaru FORESTER SPORT 4S4SLDH64T3089943 Side2,218 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2017 Subaru FORESTER 2.5I TOURING JF2SJAWC9HH482558 Front End159,016 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2025 Subaru FORESTER JF2SLDAC6SH416057 Front End32,195 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2021 Subaru FORESTER PREMIUM JF2SKAJCXMH472345 Rear End47,066 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2020 Subaru FORESTER JF2SKADCXLH457516 Front End148,244 mi upcomingNov 16

Subaru FORESTER: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Subaru FORESTER: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars2,806
Median retail value$14,264
Median repair cost, % of value90%
Median odometer95,350 mi
Run and drive90%
Model year
2002
2005
2010
2902015
2020
2025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1,443 51%
  2. Rear End 366 13%
  3. Side 350 12%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 112 4.0%
  5. All Over 90 3.2%
  6. Rollover 89 3.2%
  7. Mechanical 76 2.7%
  8. Hail 52 1.9%
  9. Normal Wear 52 1.9%
  10. Undercarriage 34 1.2%
Yard state
  1. CO212 7.6%
  2. OR152 5.4%
  3. MN134 4.8%
  4. CA125 4.5%
  5. IL124 4.4%
  6. PA122 4.3%
  7. TX114 4.1%
  8. NY105 3.7%
  9. MA101 3.6%
  10. NJ84 3.0%
  11. MI83 3.0%
  12. NH62 2.2%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

8,843 complaints about the Subaru FORESTER (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints8,843
With a crash910
With a fire161
Injured501
Deaths11
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 10,000 mi at failure     1,269 14%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 59,374 mi at failure     1,034 12%
  3. Airbags
    median 39,767 mi at failure     921 10%
  4. Electrical system
    median 33,400 mi at failure     809 9%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 45,219 mi at failure     574 6%
  6. Speed control
    median 28,000 mi at failure     534 6%
  7. Fuel and propulsion
    median 77,000 mi at failure     517 6%
  8. Suspension
    median 65,242 mi at failure     421 5%
  9. Brakes
    median 32,000 mi at failure     396 4%
  10. Driver assistance (AEB, lane assist)
    median 10,348 mi at failure     377 4%
Complaints by model year
1998
2000
2005
2010
2015
1,089
2020
2025
2026

Recalls

45 recall campaigns for the Subaru FORESTER.

Recall campaigns by model year
1998
2000
2005
18
2010
2015
2020
2025
2026

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2026 5.0
2025 5.0
2024 5.0
2023 5.0
2022 5.0
2021 5.0
2020 5.0
2019 5.0
2018 5.0
2017 5.0
2016 5.0
2015 5.0

Real sale prices

4,560 sales of the Subaru FORESTER at US government auctions, median price $2,550. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.