1999 Subaru Legacy: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
10 builds left the factory as a 1999 Legacy, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 7 main configurations
- 2,698 vehicles built
- 11 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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Outback Limited · AWD 4S3BD685-X2.5L, All-wheel drive. 171 built.
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Most common — 70% of 1999 Legacys
Outback Limited · AWD 4S3BG685-X2.5L, All-wheel drive. 1,894 built.
What actually differs
| Outback Limited · AWD 4S3BG685-X | Outback Limited · AWD 4S3BD685-X | L · AWD | Brighton · AWD | |
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| Engine | 2.5L | 2.5L | 2.2L | 2.2L |
| Body | Wagon | Sedan | Sedan | Wagon |
| For sale right now | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vehicles built | 1,894 | 171 | 133 | 93 |
Same on every 1999 Legacy
- Drivetrain All-wheel drive
- Fuel Gasoline
- Doors 4-door
- Typical price today $3,435
Safety, in plain English
What 4S3BD435-X means
4S3
BD435
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X
- 4S3
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Subaru registered — assembled in the United States
- BD435
- together encode the Legacy line — Sedan, 2.2L, All-wheel drive — as Subaru filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- X
- in position 10 — model year 1999
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
3 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
Already looking at a specific Legacy?
Paste its VIN — we’ll open that exact car’s page: its configuration, market position and every listing we’ve tracked.