Is the $9,855 price on this 2012 Subaru Forester a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $9,855 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

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

Based on 62 comparable listings in IL, the average asking price for a 2010-2014 Subaru Forester is $8,276, with prices ranging from $3,995 to $17,990.

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

Comparable Subaru Forester listings in IL spend an average of 159 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2012 Subaru Forester located?

This vehicle is listed in North Riverside, IL 60546. VIN: JF2SHBDC4CH454826. Mileage: 108,811 miles.

2012 Subaru Forester X Premium Package for Sale in North Riverside, IL

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Vehicle Details

VINJF2SHBDC4CH454826

TrimX Premium Package

Exterior ColorBlack

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.5L H4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot8

X Premium Package

Unscored

$9,855108,811 mi

North Riverside, IL 60546

Is this 2012 Subaru Forester X Premium Package a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $9,855, comparable market range $4,995–$10,900, based on 6 comparable listings. Days on lot: 8 days (market average 159 days).

Market price position

$9,855 · within market range

Regional range: $4,995 – $10,900
vs. market: $4,860 above low · $1,045 below high
Comparable vehicles: 6

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$7,948

This vehicle $9,855 · $1,907 (24%) above MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

True Retail Value (TRV™)

$9,088

This vehicle $9,855 · $767 (8%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-29) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Faster-than-average sell-through

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 8–50 days.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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 – $10,900

Castle Cars

North Riverside, IL

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About This 2012 Subaru Forester

Listing updated: Jul 28, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in North Riverside, IL · On lot for 8 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2012 Subaru Forester X Premium Package is listed at $9,855 by castle cars in North Riverside, IL 60546. It has 108,811 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. 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. Based on 6 similar vehicles in the North Riverside market, the estimated market range is $4,995 to $10,900.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 8 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 North Riverside, IL 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, 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 a franchise dealer in North Riverside, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SHBDC4CH454826 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 IL

Comparable Vehicles

Average Price

$8,276

Price Range

$3,995–$17,990

Avg Days on Lot

159

Based on 62 comparable 2010-2014 Subaru Forester listings in IL, the average asking price is $8,276. This listing at $9,855 is $1,579 above average (19% above market). Comparable prices in IL range from $3,995 to $17,990. Similar vehicles spend an average of 159 days on dealer lots in this market.