2021 Subaru Forester Base
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2021 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.
- Visibility90 distinct complaints
- Engine32 distinct complaints
- Power Train14 distinct complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control12 distinct complaints
Subaru filed 362 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 2021 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.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-18.
Base
Newark, DE 19711
Is this 2021 Subaru Forester Base a good deal?
OAV verdict: Great Deal
Why: Listed at $18,478, comparable market range $23,198–$25,552, based on 11 comparable listings. Listed 6 days.
Market price position
$18,478 · $4,720 below market low
- Comparable range
- $23,198 – $25,552
- vs. market low
- — $4,720 (20% below)
- Comparable vehicles
- 11
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$24,375This vehicle $18,478 · $5,897 (24%) below 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™)
$18,204This vehicle $18,478 · $274 (2%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-18) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 19–57 days.
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.
Martin Kia
Newark, DE
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About This 2021 Subaru Forester
Listing updated: Sep 18, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in Newark, DE · On lot for 6 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Subaru Forester Base is listed at $18,478 by martin kia in Newark, DE 19711. It has 92,690 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 a Great Deal — priced below the supported comparable range. Based on 11 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $23,198 to $25,552. 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 6 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 18, 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 Newark, DE 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 2021 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 Newark, DE, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SKADC3MH438405 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.
2021 Subaru Forester Market in DE
DE Market Listings
28
Average Price
$25,576
Price Range
$19,995–$30,790
Avg Days on Lot
36
Based on all 28 2019-2023 Subaru Forester listings in the DE market, the average asking price is $25,576. This listing at $18,478 is $7,098 below the broader DE average (28% below the DE average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across DE; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in DE range from $19,995 to $30,790. Similar vehicles spend an average of 36 days on dealer lots in this market.
Similar Subaru Forester Listings in DE
8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (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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