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2021 Subaru Forester Touring

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Vehicle Details

VINJF2SKAXC7MH522139
TrimTouring
Exterior ColorWhite
Drivetrain4WD
Engine2.5L H4
TransmissionCVT
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot16

Federal records · buyer verification

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

OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Subaru filed 362 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 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.

Touring

Unscored
$27,99580,952 mi

Anchorage, AK 99501

Is this 2021 Subaru Forester Touring a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $27,995. OAV publishes a price verdict only when it has enough closely comparable listings to stand behind one. This listing did not clear that bar, so OAV withholds a verdict rather than guessing. Listed 16 days.

Market price position

OAV publishes a price verdict only when it has enough closely comparable listings to stand behind one. This listing did not clear that bar, so OAV withholds a verdict rather than guessing.

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About This 2021 Subaru Forester

Listing updated: Sep 19, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Anchorage, AK · On lot for 16 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Subaru Forester Touring is listed at $27,995 by payless car sales - anchorage in Anchorage, AK 99501. It has 80,952 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. 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 Unscored. OAV publishes a price verdict only when it has enough closely comparable listings to stand behind one. This listing did not clear that bar, so OAV withholds a verdict rather than guessing.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 16 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 19, 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 Anchorage, AK 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 an independent dealer in Anchorage, AK, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JF2SKAXC7MH522139 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 AK

AK Market Listings

18

Average Price

Price Range

Avg Days on Lot

58

Based on all 18 2019-2023 Subaru Forester listings in the AK market. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Similar vehicles spend an average of 58 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Subaru Forester Listings in AK

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Touring — 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.