Subaru Forester 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.1% ±3.4 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 778 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
207,959 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 124k
p25 163k
p50 208k
p75 256k
p90 304k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 124,280 km |
| p25 | 163,490 km |
| p50 | 207,959 km |
| p75 | 255,584 km |
| p90 | 303,697 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Forester 2012, n = 778
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 34.1% |
| Minor defects | 30.1% |
| Major defects | 35.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
3.2% over the limit · n = 466
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.08 m⁻¹
1.0% over the limit · n = 302
What these numbers say
64.1% of 2012 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 778), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 13-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 207,959 km, half of them between 163,490 km and 255,584 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 3.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 3.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate