Subaru Forester 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.4% ±5.1 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 362 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
290,001 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 189k
p25 237k
p50 290k
p75 346k
p90 402k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 188,552 km |
| p25 | 236,970 km |
| p50 | 290,001 km |
| p75 | 345,866 km |
| p90 | 401,786 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Forester 1997, n = 362
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.5% |
| Minor defects | 24.9% |
| Major defects | 51.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
32.0% over the limit · n = 353
What these numbers say
43.4% of 1997 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 362), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 290,001 km, half of them between 236,970 km and 345,866 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 6.0% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.30% vol; 32.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate