Subaru Forester 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.3% ±2.2 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 1,926 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
280,792 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 207k
p25 240k
p50 281k
p75 335k
p90 397k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 206,856 km |
| p25 | 239,685 km |
| p50 | 280,792 km |
| p75 | 334,524 km |
| p90 | 397,087 km |
Inspection verdicts
Forester 2005, n = 1,926
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.5% |
| Minor defects | 25.8% |
| Major defects | 54.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
11.5% over the limit · n = 1,914
What these numbers say
44.3% of 2005 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,926), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 280,792 km on the odometer; half of them read between 239,685 km and 334,524 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 24 cars, 4.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 11.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate