Factory build sheet
2003 Subaru Impreza 2.5XS
Build JF1GG655-3 · 2.5L · All-wheel drive · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF1GG655 and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Impreza whose VIN starts JF1GG655 and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 156 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 156 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
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Wagon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
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 JF1GG655 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2002 S 2.5L Wagon · 316 vehicles code 2
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2003 You are here code 3
- 2004 TS 2.5L Wagon · 386 vehicles code 4
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 | JF1 | SUBARU CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GG655 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 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 2003 Subaru Impreza as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
6 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2003 Impreza. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
156 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF1GG655-3 shares the specification above.
- 156 Known VINs
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 Impreza, 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.
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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 156 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.