Is the $4,995 price on this 2012 Subaru Forester a good deal?

OAV rates this as a Great Deal because the asking price of $4,995 is below the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2012 Subaru Forester in CA?

Based on 168 comparable listings in CA, the average asking price for a 2010-2014 Subaru Forester is $9,710, with prices ranging from $3,900 to $19,998.

How long does a 2012 Subaru Forester typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Subaru Forester listings in CA spend an average of 70 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2012 Subaru Forester located?

This vehicle is listed in San Jose, CA 95110. VIN: JF2SHABC2CH465157. Mileage: 152,532 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2012 Subaru Forester?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $5,495 to $8,640, based on 3 comparable vehicles.

Vehicle Details

VINJF2SHABC2CH465157

TrimX

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.5L H4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot5

Days on Market23

2012 Subaru Forester

Unscored

$4,995152,532 miles

San Jose, CA 95110

Market price position

Lowest comparable ($)

5,495

Highest comparable ($)

8,640

This vehicle's price ($)

4,995

$4,995 · $500 below market low

$5,495comparable$8,640

Regional range: $5,495 – $8,640
vs. market low: — $500 (9% below)
Comparable vehicles: 3

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 13–66 days.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges refresh daily.

Regional Range$5,495 – $8,640

Dealer Info

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About This 2012 Subaru Forester

Listing updated: May 3, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in San Jose, CA · On lot for 5 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2012 Subaru Forester X is listed at $4,995 by an independent dealer in San Jose, CA 95110. It has 152,532 miles on the odometer. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as a Great Deal — priced below market value. Based on 3 similar vehicles in the San Jose market, the estimated market range is $5,495 to $8,640.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 5 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2012 Subaru Forester against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

This rating refreshes daily as inventory enters and leaves the market. The dealer on this listing has not yet activated on OAV, so the business name and contact details are anonymized here. Activated (paying) dealers appear with their verified business name and a Verified badge.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in San Jose, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SHABC2CH465157 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is refreshed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2012 Subaru Forester Market in CA

Comparable Vehicles

168

Average Price

$9,710

Price Range

$3,900–$19,998

Avg Days on Lot

Based on 168 comparable 2010-2014 Subaru Forester listings in CA, the average asking price is $9,710. This listing at $4,995 is $4,715 below average (49% below market). Comparable prices in CA range from $3,900 to $19,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 70 days on dealer lots in this market.