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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JF2SJARC2JH••••••2018 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2018 Subaru FORESTER — 4 complaints per build across 107 builds.
5on this build
479on the model
107builds in total
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 2Electrical System 2Suspension 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemMay 2026
June 2025: I proactively replaced the battery October 2025: Left the car parked for 17 days. Dead battery. Got a jump, drove for 2 hours. May 2026: Left the car parked for 10 days. Dead battery. Got a jump, drove to mechanic who replaced it under warranty. Saw article about…
Visibility/wiperJul 2022
Unanticipated Windshield Crack: While attempting to replace the right wiper blade, I lost handling it, with the old blade still in place. No obvious damage was noticed at the time. I took the car to the local Subaru dealership to successfully replace the wiper blades. Returning…
SuspensionAug 2021
The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while having routine maintenance performed at an independent mechanic, he was informed that the control arm and ball joints were rusted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed that…
Electrical SystemAug 2024
I bought the car certified used from a Grand Prix Subaru in Hicksville, NY. They did not mention this issue. I’ve had the car for 2 years, drive it 1-2x a week, have it serviced regularly, etc. All of a sudden in the past week it’s needed a jump 2x, maybe a few days apart. My…
Visibility/wiperJun 2020
The windshield developed a crack while I was sitting in a parking lot. It emanates from right above the driver side windshield wiper. There is no evidence of rock strike
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JF2SJARC2JH565153 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.