Factory build sheet
2012 Subaru Legacy Premium + M/R + CWP
Build 4S3BMDG6-C · 3.6L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S3BMDG6 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Legacy whose VIN starts 4S3BMDG6 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 30 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 30 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
- 3.6 L
- Engine model
- 3.6NA U5
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC
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 4S3BMDG6 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | 4S3 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BMDG6 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 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 2012 Subaru Legacy as a whole rather than this build alone.
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
16 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Legacy. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
30 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S3BMDG6-C shares the specification above.
- 30 Known VINs
- 4S3BMDG6 XC2019405
- 4S3BMDG6 9C2011974
- 4S3BMDG6 3C2006298
- 4S3BMDG6 6C2033575
- 4S3BMDG6 4C2022543
- 4S3BMDG6 XC2004967
- 4S3BMDG6 7C2027932
- 4S3BMDG6 6C2016064
- 4S3BMDG6 0C2017971
- 4S3BMDG6 9C2027138
- 4S3BMDG6 1C2005697
- 4S3BMDG6 4C2016340
- 4S3BMDG6 6C2007493
- 4S3BMDG6 7C2039174
- 4S3BMDG6 7C2017188
- 4S3BMDG6 5C2012751
- 4S3BMDG6 4C2015673
- 4S3BMDG6 8C2013604
- 4S3BMDG6 6C2019997
- 4S3BMDG6 XC2012146
- 4S3BMDG6 6C2019157
- 4S3BMDG6 XC2018660
- 4S3BMDG6 4C2014443
- 4S3BMDG6 5C2025080
- 4S3BMDG6 4C2020548
- 4S3BMDG6 7C2030250
- 4S3BMDG6 9C2026586
- 4S3BMDG6 4C2012577
- 4S3BMDG6 5C2043028
- 4S3BMDG6 9C2025972
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Legacy, 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.
- 2012 Limited + 6CD HK 3.6L · Sedan saloon · AWD 75 vehicles
- 2012 Limited + M/R + 6CD HK 3.6L · Sedan saloon 306 vehicles
- 2012 Limited + M/R + Navi 3.6L · Sedan saloon 213 vehicles
- 2012 Limited + M/R + Navi 3.6L · Sedan saloon 32 vehicles
- 2013 Base 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 820 vehicles · $5,999 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 30 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.