Subaru Forester 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.7% ±2.4 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 1,634 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
292,094 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 208k
p25 238k
p50 292k
p75 347k
p90 408k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 207,788 km |
| p25 | 238,371 km |
| p50 | 292,094 km |
| p75 | 346,698 km |
| p90 | 408,075 km |
Inspection verdicts
Forester 2004, n = 1,634
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.0% |
| Minor defects | 23.7% |
| Major defects | 56.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
10.9% over the limit · n = 1,626
What these numbers say
41.7% of 2004 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,634), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 292,094 km on the odometer; half of them read between 238,371 km and 346,698 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 22 cars, 5.3% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 10.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate