Is the $16,495 price on this 2018 Subaru Forester a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $16,495 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

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

Comparable Subaru Forester listings in ME spend an average of 112 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Subaru Forester located?

This vehicle is listed in Wiscasset, ME 04578. VIN: JF2SJABC6JH400409. Mileage: 95,607 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2018 Subaru Forester?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $11,495 to $18,695, based on 10 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2018 Subaru Forester Base for Sale in Wiscasset, ME

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Vehicle Details

VINJF2SJABC6JH400409

TrimBase

Exterior ColorSilver

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.5L H4

TransmissionCVT

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot304

Base

Fair Price

$16,49595,607 mi

Wiscasset, ME 04578

Is this 2018 Subaru Forester Base a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $16,495, comparable market range $11,495–$18,695, based on 10 comparable listings. Days on lot: 304 days (market average 112 days).

Market price position

$16,495 · within market range

Comparable range: $11,495 – $18,695
vs. market: $5,000 above low · $2,200 below high
Comparable vehicles: 10

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$15,095

This vehicle $16,495 · $1,400 (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™)

$15,173

This vehicle $16,495 · $1,322 (9%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-03) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

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 10–47 days).

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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This listing has been available about 6.5x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 10–47 days; this one is at 304). 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$11,495 – $18,695

Norm's Used Cars Inc

Wiscasset, ME

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About This 2018 Subaru Forester

Listing updated: Aug 3, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Wiscasset, ME · On lot for 304 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Subaru Forester Base is listed at $16,495 by norm's used cars inc in Wiscasset, ME 04578. It has 95,607 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Silver. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and CVT transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 10 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $11,495 to $18,695. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).

This vehicle has been on the lot for 304 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 Wiscasset, ME 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 (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.

Listings show OAV's PTM-derived deal quality and live market context. OAV-claimed dealers manage their listing profile and route buyer inquiries directly. Paid OAV partners surface additional verification signals.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Wiscasset, ME, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SJABC6JH400409 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.

2018 Subaru Forester Market in ME

ME Market Listings

138

Average Price

$18,445

Price Range

$4,995–$29,995

Avg Days on Lot

112

Based on all 138 2016-2020 Subaru Forester listings in the ME market, the average asking price is $18,445. This listing at $16,495 is $1,950 below the broader ME average (11% below the ME average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across ME; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in ME range from $4,995 to $29,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 112 days on dealer lots in this market.