Subaru Forester 1999

Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.5% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%

n = 2,142 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
292,615 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 192k
p25 240k
p50 293k
p75 346k
p90 400k
Subaru Forester 1999: mileage distribution
Chart data: Subaru Forester 1999: mileage distribution
km
p10191,823 km
p25239,770 km
p50292,615 km
p75346,349 km
p90400,399 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Forester 1999, n = 2,142
Subaru Forester 1999: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Subaru Forester 1999: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects16.6%
Minor defects25.9%
Major defects55.5%
Dangerous defects2.0%
Odometer inconsistencies
2.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
36.8% over the limit · n = 2,110

What these numbers say

42.5% of 1999 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,142), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 26-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 292,615 km, half of them between 239,770 km and 346,349 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 2.5% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 36.8% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate