2020 Subaru Forester Sport
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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 System101 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 2026-09-21. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-21.
Sport
Medford, OR 97501
Is this 2020 Subaru Forester Sport a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $20,281, comparable market range $18,727–$22,204, based on 14 comparable listings. Listed 15 days · fresher than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–60 days).
Market price position
$20,281 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $18,727 – $22,204
- vs. market
- $1,554 above low · $1,923 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 14
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$20,466This vehicle $20,281 · $185 (1%) 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™)
$19,363This vehicle $20,281 · $918 (5%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-22) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 17–55 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.
Lithia Auto Stores
Medford, OR
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About This 2020 Subaru Forester
Listing updated: Sep 22, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in Medford, OR · On lot for 15 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2020 Subaru Forester Sport is listed at $20,281 by lithia auto stores in Medford, OR 97501. It has 101,423 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Silver. 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 supported comparable range. Based on 14 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $18,727 to $22,204. The comparable range in OR is $18,727 to $22,204. 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 15 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 22, 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 Medford, OR 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 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 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 Medford, OR, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SKARC4LH545373 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.
2020 Subaru Forester Market in OR
OR Market Listings
225
Average Price
$21,008
Price Range
$14,696–$27,248
Avg Days on Lot
46
Based on all 225 2018-2022 Subaru Forester listings in the OR market, the average asking price is $21,008. This listing at $20,281 is $727 below the broader OR average (3% below the OR average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across OR; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in OR range from $14,696 to $27,248. Similar vehicles spend an average of 46 days on dealer lots in this market.
Similar Subaru Forester Listings in OR
8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Sport — 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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