Is the $11,798 price on this 2012 Subaru Forester a good deal?

OAV has not assigned a market verdict to this listing yet because there isn't enough comparable market data.

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

Comparable Subaru Forester listings in CT spend an average of 98 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2012 Subaru Forester located?

This vehicle is listed in Meriden, CT 06450. VIN: JF2SHAEC4CH408454. Mileage: 106,102 miles.

2012 Subaru Forester X Limited for Sale in Meriden, CT

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Vehicle Details

VINJF2SHAEC4CH408454

TrimX Limited

Exterior ColorWhite

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.5L H4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot250

X Limited

Unscored

$11,798106,102 mi

Meriden, CT 06450

Is this 2012 Subaru Forester X Limited a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $11,798. OAV found only 3 comparable listings — too few for a reliable market range or verdict. Days on lot: 250 days (market average 98 days).

Market price position

Limited comparable data — OAV has not assigned a reliable market verdict to this listing yet.

Fast-selling model · older listing

Comparable vehicles nationally have sold faster than the market baseline, but this listing has been available longer than the cohort’s typical sell-time (about 6–47 days).

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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This listing has been available about 5.3x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 6–47 days; this one is at 250). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Regional Range$4,995 – $12,280

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About This 2012 Subaru Forester

Listing updated: Aug 10, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Meriden, CT · On lot for 250 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2012 Subaru Forester X Limited is listed at $11,798 by smart buy auto sales in Meriden, CT 06450. It has 106,102 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. 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 Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 250 days.

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

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Meriden, CT suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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 (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), 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.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Meriden, CT, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SHAEC4CH408454 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 processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2012 Subaru Forester Market in CT

CT Market Listings

Average Price

$8,939

Price Range

$3,195–$14,977

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 54 2010-2014 Subaru Forester listings in the CT market, the average asking price is $8,939. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in CT range from $3,195 to $14,977. Similar vehicles spend an average of 98 days on dealer lots in this market.