Factory build sheet
2016 Subaru Forester Premium
Build JF2SJCCC-G · 2.5L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF2SJCCC and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Forester whose VIN starts JF2SJCCC and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 25 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 25 known VINs
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
- Engine model
- Naturally Aspirated C0
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF2SJCCC for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 Premium 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 31 vehicles code F
-
2016 You are here code G
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 | SJCCC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 2016 |
| 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 2016 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 2016 Forester. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
25 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF2SJCCC-G shares the specification above.
- 25 Known VINs
- JF2SJCCC XGH556360
- JF2SJCCC 0GH513209
- JF2SJCCC 4GH426980
- JF2SJCCC 3GH562663
- JF2SJCCC 9GH557578
- JF2SJCCC 9GH494479
- JF2SJCCC 1GH438651
- JF2SJCCC 7GH539676
- JF2SJCCC 7GH532453
- JF2SJCCC XGH451124
- JF2SJCCC 2GH436584
- JF2SJCCC XGH556469
- JF2SJCCC 7GH402558
- JF2SJCCC XGH463242
- JF2SJCCC 8GH472005
- JF2SJCCC 3GH471411
- JF2SJCCC 5GH530166
- JF2SJCCC 0GH505000
- JF2SJCCC 9GH553207
- JF2SJCCC 4GH430950
- JF2SJCCC 8GH425511
- JF2SJCCC 6GH451783
- JF2SJCCC 7GH519850
- JF2SJCCC 2GH553114
- JF2SJCCC 0GH495259
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.
- 2016 Premium + MR 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 971 vehicles · $11,482 median
- 2016 Touring + MR + H/K Premium + KA 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 493 vehicles · $16,900 median
- 2016 Touring + MR + Navi(H/K) + ES + KA 2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 958 vehicles · $17,100 median
- 2017 Base + 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 6,331 vehicles · $14,995 median
- 2017 Premium ES 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 7,122 vehicles · $14,990 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 25 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.