Factory build sheet
2023 Subaru Ascent Premium 8 ES
Build 4S4WMABD-P · 2.4L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4WMABD and position 10 reads P. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ascent whose VIN starts 4S4WMABD and carries P in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 477 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 477 known VINs
- 30 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
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- 260 hp 24l h4
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 260 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)
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 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 Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
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.
$24,995 median asking price · 43 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $19,490 Top 2% of listings $36,495
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S4WMABD for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2019 Premium 8+ES 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 760 vehicles code K $16,995
- 2020 Premium 8+ES 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 273 vehicles code L $21,926
- 2021 Premium 8+ES 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 385 vehicles code M $20,974
- 2022 Premium 8 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 331 vehicles code N $24,199
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2023 You are here code P $24,995
- 2024 Premium 8 2.4L 4cyl · 443 vehicles code R $23,900
- 2026 Premium 2.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 8,070 vehicles code T $42,921
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 | 4S4 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | WMABD | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | P | Model year — 2023 |
| 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 2023 Subaru Ascent as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2023 Ascent. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
477 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4WMABD-P shares the specification above.
- 477 Known VINs
- 30 Listed for sale now
- 43 Priced listings
- $24,995 Median asking
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 Ascent, 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.
- 2023 Premium 8 ES, Smart 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,877 vehicles · $27,900 median
- 2023 Premium 7 ES, Smart 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,146 vehicles · $28,191 median
- 2023 Onyx ES, Smart, M/R 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,970 vehicles · $32,119 median
- 2023 Limited 8 ES, Smart, DMS 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,472 vehicles · $29,913 median
- 2023 Limited 7 ES, Smart, M/R, Navi(H/K), DMS, MVM 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 6,390 vehicles · $30,863 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 43 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 477 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.