2017 Subaru Forester Premium
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2017 SUBARU FORESTER
A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.
Recall campaigns
NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2017 SUBARU FORESTER vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so these do not sum to the 1 vehicle campaigns on record.
- Air Bags1 campaign164 distinct complaints
Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.
Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.
Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record
At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.
- Visibility116 distinct complaints
88 carried a usable odometer reading; the middle 50% of those readings fell between 15,750 and 48,000 miles.
- Electrical System106 distinct complaints
- Engine48 distinct complaints
- Power Train44 distinct complaints
33 carried a usable odometer reading; the middle 50% of those readings fell between 21,300 and 50,000 miles.
SUBARU filed 443 other service communications for this model year, nearly all routine repair instructions. OAV lists only warranty extensions and service campaigns; routine bulletins are not listed.
These records describe the 2017 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 13 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 13 for this model-year.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-18. Recall records as of 2026-09-18.
Premium
Chicago, IL 60707
Is this 2017 Subaru Forester Premium a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $17,907, comparable market range $11,995–$18,990, based on 18 comparable listings. Listed 20 days · about typical for comparable local listings (typical ~15–60 days).
Market price position
$17,907 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $11,995 – $18,990
- vs. market
- $5,912 above low · $1,083 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 18
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$15,493This vehicle $17,907 · $2,414 (16%) 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™)
$18,661This vehicle $17,907 · $754 (4%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-17) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 10–37 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.
Mcgrath Imports
Chicago, IL
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About This 2017 Subaru Forester
Listing updated: Sep 17, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in Chicago, IL · On lot for 20 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2017 Subaru Forester Premium is listed at $17,907 by mcgrath imports in Chicago, IL 60707. It has 50,198 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 18 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $11,995 to $18,990. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 20 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 17, 2026. The patented comparable band is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Chicago, IL suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2017 Subaru Forester against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
- 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 can surface additional verification signals, but commercial participation never changes a listing's Price-to-Market verdict, eligibility, ranking, or confidence.
How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Chicago, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SJAEC3HH575643 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.
2017 Subaru Forester Market in IL
IL Market Listings
203
Average Price
$15,327
Price Range
$9,814–$20,621
Avg Days on Lot
51
Based on all 203 2015-2019 Subaru Forester listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $15,327. This listing at $17,907 is $2,580 above the broader IL average (17% above the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $9,814 to $20,621. Similar vehicles spend an average of 51 days on dealer lots in this market.
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8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Premium — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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