Subaru Forester Wilderness: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Forester Wilderness sub-models & family

What goes wrong on the Subaru Forester Wilderness

Across every Forester Wilderness model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Unknown Or Other11 complaints across all Forester Wilderness years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
• Air Bags7 complaints across all Forester Wilderness years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
• Visibility/Wiper5 complaints across all Forester Wilderness years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200
• Forward Collision Avoidance4 complaints across all Forester Wilderness years · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration$780–$2,160
• Structure3 complaints across all Forester Wilderness years · typical job: Body, subframe or corrosion repair$1,070–$2,920
• Exterior Lighting2 complaints across all Forester Wilderness years · typical job: Headlamp assembly or lighting-module replacement$360–$1,380

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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