Factory build sheet
2018 Subaru Forester Premium+ES
Build JF2SJAGC-J · 2.5L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF2SJAGC and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Forester whose VIN starts JF2SJAGC and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 13,107 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 13,107 known VINs
- 289 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Subaru with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2.5 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- Naturally Aspirated U5
- Horsepower
- 170 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Optional
- Crash imminent braking Optional
- Lane departure warning Optional
- Lane keeping assistance Optional
- Adaptive cruise control Optional
- Blind spot warning Optional
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$16,994 median asking price · 458 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $9,995 Top 2% of listings $22,998
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF2SJAGC for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 Premium+Moonroof+Navi+Eyesight 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,536 vehicles code F $10,995
- 2016 Premium + MR + Navi + ES 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,251 vehicles code G $12,199
- 2017 Premium ES 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 7,114 vehicles code H $14,990
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2018 You are here code J $16,994
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JF2 | SUBARU CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SJAGC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Subaru Forester as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Forester. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
13,107 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF2SJAGC-J shares the specification above.
- 13,107 Known VINs
- 289 Listed for sale now
- 458 Priced listings
- $16,994 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Forester, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 Limited 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,430 vehicles · $17,348 median
- 2018 Limited+Navi(HK) 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 752 vehicles · $16,443 median
- 2018 Touring+ES+Navi(H/K)+AP 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 6,044 vehicles · $17,998 median
- 2018 Touring+ES+Navi(H/K)+AP 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,511 vehicles · $19,249 median
- 2019 PRM Base+ES 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 7,916 vehicles · $17,995 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 458 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 13,107 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.