1998 Subaru Legacy: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
16 builds left the factory as a 1998 Legacy, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 6 main configurations
- 2,178 vehicles built
- 5 for sale right now
Which Legacy is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your Legacy
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Most common — 67% of 1998 Legacys
SUS (Sedan)/Outback (Wagon) · AWD 4S3BG685-W2.5L, All-wheel drive. 1,470 built.
Full specs, prices & VINs → 3 for sale now
What actually differs
| SUS (Sedan)/Outback (Wagon) · AWD | L · AWD 4S3BK435-W | L · AWD 4S3BD435-W | GT · AWD | |
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| Engine | 2.5L | 2.2L | 2.2L | 2.5L |
| Body | Wagon | Wagon | Sedan | Sedan |
| For sale right now | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vehicles built | 1,470 | 271 | 133 | 113 |
Same on every 1998 Legacy
- Drivetrain All-wheel drive
- Fuel Gasoline
- Doors 4-door
- Typical price today $3,200
Safety, in plain English
What 4S3BK435-W means
4S3
BK435
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- 4S3
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Subaru registered — assembled in the United States
- BK435
- together encode the Legacy line — Wagon, 2.2L, All-wheel drive — as Subaru filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- W
- in position 10 — model year 1998
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
10 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- Base configuration 11111111-G Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SUS (Sedan)/Outback (Wagon) 2.5L Wagon 4S38G685-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 453BD435-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LSI 2.5L Wagon 4S3BG668-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 453BG685-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SUS (Sedan)/Outback (Wagon) 2.5L Sedan 4S3BD685-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SUS (Sedan)/Outback (Wagon) 2.5L 4S3BC685-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 453BK425-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- L 2.2L Wagon 4S3BK335-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Postal Service 2.2L Wagon 4S3BK495-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
Already looking at a specific Legacy?
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