Subaru Forester 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.5% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 2,836 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
244,944 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 159k
p25 206k
p50 245k
p75 300k
p90 331k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 158,939 km |
| p25 | 205,607 km |
| p50 | 244,944 km |
| p75 | 299,920 km |
| p90 | 330,762 km |
Inspection verdicts
Forester 2008, n = 2,836
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.4% |
| Minor defects | 26.1% |
| Major defects | 48.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
10.4% over the limit · n = 2,417
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.14 m⁻¹
1.3% over the limit · n = 389
What these numbers say
51.5% of 2008 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,836), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 244,944 km on the odometer; half of them read between 205,607 km and 299,920 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 28 cars, 4.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 10.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate