Subaru Forester 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
53.8% ±2.3 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 1,811 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
234,638 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 146k
p25 192k
p50 235k
p75 300k
p90 322k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 146,368 km |
| p25 | 192,061 km |
| p50 | 234,638 km |
| p75 | 300,023 km |
| p90 | 321,891 km |
Inspection verdicts
Forester 2009, n = 1,811
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.6% |
| Minor defects | 27.2% |
| Major defects | 45.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
12.4% over the limit · n = 1,129
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.16 m⁻¹
2.3% over the limit · n = 646
What these numbers say
53.8% of 2009 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,811), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 234,638 km on the odometer; half of them read between 192,061 km and 300,023 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 3.2% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.20% vol; 12.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate