2018 Subaru Forester Limited

Listed by an independent dealer in South Elgin, IL · On lot for 78 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Subaru Forester Limited is listed at $11,990 by quality cars of south elgin in South Elgin, IL 60177. It has 133,813 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Blue. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and CVT transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the local market for comparable vehicles. Based on 24 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $11,290 to $25,998. These comparisons match year, make, model, and market, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer — where mileage would distort a verdict, it withholds one instead.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 78 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 South Elgin, 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.

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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, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer; on very high-mileage vehicles it withholds a verdict rather than overstate a discount the odometer explains. 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 an independent dealer in South Elgin, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SJAJC9JH466616 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 IL

Based on all 204 2016-2020 Subaru Forester listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $17,280. This listing at $11,990 is $5,290 below the broader IL average (31% below 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 $10,992 to $23,752. Similar vehicles spend an average of 52 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Subaru Forester Listings in IL

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Limited — compare trims below)