Factory build sheet
2012 Subaru Legacy Limited + M/R + Navi
Build 4S3BMEL6-C · 3.6L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S3BMEL6 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 4S3BMEL6 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 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 U6
- 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 4S3BMEL6 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 | BMEL6 | 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.
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S3BMEL6-C shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- 4S3BMEL6 2C2020303
- 4S3BMEL6 XC2019092
- 4S3BMEL6 XC2018251
- 4S3BMEL6 7C2033211
- 4S3BMEL6 3C2012744
- 4S3BMEL6 0C2011101
- 4S3BMEL6 3C2014770
- 4S3BMEL6 8C2035131
- 4S3BMEL6 XC2025300
- 4S3BMEL6 1C2025623
- 4S3BMEL6 7C2040045
- 4S3BMEL6 5C2022093
- 4S3BMEL6 XC2016547
- 4S3BMEL6 8C2024260
- 4S3BMEL6 8C2015171
- 4S3BMEL6 4C2014342
- 4S3BMEL6 7C2010933
- 4S3BMEL6 3C2024781
- 4S3BMEL6 XC2012949
- 4S3BMEL6 9C2017964
- 4S3BMEL6 3C2024733
- 4S3BMEL6 8C2009158
- 4S3BMEL6 0C2013902
- 4S3BMEL6 0C2015844
- 4S3BMEL6 8C2017597
- 4S3BMEL6 8C2013288
- 4S3BMEL6 XC2012336
- 4S3BMEL6 7C2013685
- 4S3BMEL6 7C2012830
- 4S3BMEL6 0C2012698
- 4S3BMEL6 6C2013564
- 4S3BMEL6 6C2010034
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 + M/R + 6CD HK 2.5L · Sedan saloon 29 vehicles
- 2013 Base 2.5L · Sedan saloon 253 vehicles · $7,199 median
- 2013 Base 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 821 vehicles · $5,999 median
- 2013 Premium + CWP 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 3,133 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2013 Limited + M/R + 6CD 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,511 vehicles · $7,495 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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.