2020 Subaru Forester Base
Vehicle Details
Federal records · buyer verification
2020 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.
Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record
At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.
- Visibility301 distinct complaints
188 carried a usable odometer reading; the middle 50% of those readings fell between 2,000 and 10,085 miles.
- Electrical System102 distinct complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance43 distinct complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control24 distinct complaints
- Lane Departure22 distinct complaints
OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Subaru filed 472 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.
These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.
These records describe the 2020 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 10 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 10 for this model-year.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-28. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-28.
Base
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Skokie, IL 60076
Is this 2020 Subaru Forester Base a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $18,803, comparable market range $14,995–$21,115, based on 11 comparable listings.
The verdict judges the asking price only. It does not assess the vehicle's condition, history, fees or total purchase cost.
Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 9 days · fresher than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–30 days).
Market price position
$18,803 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $14,995 – $21,115
- vs. market
- $3,808 above low · $2,312 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 11
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$18,055This vehicle $18,803 · $748 (4%) 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™)
$18,709This vehicle $18,803 · $94 (1%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-29) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 14–52 days.
What does Demand-Verified mean?
Local Market Range
Comparable listings in this vehicle's local market, rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.
Mcgrath Evanston Subaru
Skokie, IL
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About This 2020 Subaru Forester
Listing updated: Sep 29, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in Skokie, IL · On lot for 9 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2020 Subaru Forester Base is listed at $18,803 by Mcgrath Evanston Subaru in Skokie, IL 60076. It has 78,956 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. 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 11 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $14,995 to $21,115. The local comparable range around Skokie, IL is $14,995 to $21,115; the local cohort is drawn around this dealer's market and can include listings across a state line. 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 9 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 29, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) 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 Skokie, IL suvs market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
Price history
Asking-price changes for this listing over the last 90 days at this dealer.
- · Reduced $412 (−2.1%)$18,803
- First seen Sep 21, 2026 at $19,215$19,215
Down $412 (−2.1%) across 1 price change.
Based on observations of this listing. Dates reflect when a change was first observed; the dealer's own records may differ.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2020 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 at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
- Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
- Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Skokie, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SKADC0LH522406 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 vehicle market standardization technology (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.
2020 Subaru Forester Market in IL
IL Market Listings
200
Average Price
$20,401
Price Range
$13,997–$26,190
Avg Days on Lot
57
Based on all 200 2018-2022 Subaru Forester listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $20,401. This listing at $18,803 is $1,598 below the broader IL average (8% 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 $13,997 to $26,190. Similar vehicles spend an average of 57 days on dealer lots in this market.
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8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: Base — 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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