Is the $17,954 price on this 2018 Subaru Forester a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $17,954 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2018 Subaru Forester in MN?

Based on 293 comparable listings in MN, the average asking price for a 2016-2020 Subaru Forester is $17,910, with prices ranging from $8,300 to $27,650.

How long does a 2018 Subaru Forester typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Subaru Forester listings in MN spend an average of 52 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Subaru Forester located?

This vehicle is listed in Minneapolis, MN 55429. VIN: JF2SJAAC5JG420402. Mileage: 81,972 miles.

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Vehicle Details

VINJF2SJAAC5JG420402

TrimBase

Exterior ColorBlack

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.5L H4

TransmissionManual

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot18

2018 Subaru Forester

Base

Unscored

$17,95481,972 mi

Minneapolis, MN 55429

Is this 2018 Subaru Forester Base a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $17,954, comparable market range $11,995–$20,927, based on 9 comparable listings. Days on lot: 18 days (market average 52 days).

Market price position

$17,954 · within market range

$11,995comparable$20,927

Regional range: $11,995 – $20,927
vs. market: $5,959 above low · $2,973 below high
Comparable vehicles: 9

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$16,461

This vehicle $17,954 · $1,493 (9%) 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™)

$16,209

This vehicle $17,954 · $1,745 (11%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-18) — 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 11–48 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 update continuously.

Regional Range$11,995 – $20,927

Ravmotors Crystal

Minneapolis, MN

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About This 2018 Subaru Forester

Listing updated: Jul 18, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Minneapolis, MN · On lot for 18 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Subaru Forester Base is listed at $17,954 by ravmotors crystal in Minneapolis, MN 55429. It has 81,972 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and Manual transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on 9 similar vehicles in the Minneapolis market, the estimated market range is $11,995 to $20,927.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 18 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 Minneapolis, MN 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 2018 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 an independent dealer in Minneapolis, MN, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SJAAC5JG420402 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 updated continuously; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2018 Subaru Forester Market in MN

Comparable Vehicles

293

Average Price

$17,910

Price Range

$8,300–$27,650

Avg Days on Lot

Based on 293 comparable 2016-2020 Subaru Forester listings in MN, the average asking price is $17,910. This listing at $17,954 is $44 above average (0% above market). Comparable prices in MN range from $8,300 to $27,650. Similar vehicles spend an average of 52 days on dealer lots in this market.