Subaru Forester 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.8% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 2,036 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
291,294 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 191k
p25 240k
p50 291k
p75 347k
p90 404k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 191,408 km |
| p25 | 240,407 km |
| p50 | 291,294 km |
| p75 | 347,414 km |
| p90 | 404,263 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Forester 1998, n = 2,036
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.2% |
| Minor defects | 26.5% |
| Major defects | 56.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
35.6% over the limit · n = 1,998
What these numbers say
40.8% of 1998 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,036), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 27-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 291,294 km, half of them between 240,407 km and 347,414 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 36 cars, 6.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 35.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate