Subaru Forester 2017

Cars aged 8 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
62.3% ±3.1 pp
M1 average at 8 years – 67.7%

n = 963 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
126,909 km
Percentiles · cars aged 8
p10 72k
p25 92k
p50 127k
p75 163k
p90 199k
Subaru Forester 2017: mileage distribution
Chart data: Subaru Forester 2017: mileage distribution
km
p1071,982 km
p2591,970 km
p50126,909 km
p75163,035 km
p90198,836 km

Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Forester 2017, n = 963
Subaru Forester 2017: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Subaru Forester 2017: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects32.1%
Minor defects30.2%
Major defects37.5%
Dangerous defects0.2%
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.2% over the limit · n = 568
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.09 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 51

What these numbers say

62.3% of 2017 Subaru Forester cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 963), against an average of 67.7% for all 8-year-old M1 cars.

At 8 years old, a typical one now shows 126,909 km on the odometer; half of them read between 91,970 km and 163,035 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate