2018 Subaru Forester

Listed by an independent dealer in Des Moines, IA · On lot for 48 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Subaru Forester Base is listed at $14,900 by an independent dealer in Des Moines, IA 50313. It has 64,288 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is White. 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 Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on available similar vehicles in the Des Moines market, the estimated market range is $14,900 to $14,900.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 48 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 Des Moines, IA suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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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.

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 Des Moines, IA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SJABCXJH422266 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.

2018 Subaru Forester Market in IA

Based on 146 comparable 2016-2020 Subaru Forester listings in IA, the average asking price is $17,978. This listing at $14,900 is $3,078 below average (17% below market). Comparable prices in IA range from $6,900 to $29,490. Similar vehicles spend an average of 55 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Subaru Forester Listings in IA

8 comparable vehicles within ±2 model years and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Base — compare trims below)

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2017 Subaru Forester

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2016 Subaru Forester

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$14,09063k mi

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