2021 Subaru Legacy: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

16 builds left the factory as a 2021 Legacy, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 11 main configurations sell for $10,500–$27,833 today.

11 main configurations
10,674 vehicles built
130 for sale right now
$10,500–$27,833 typical price range

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.

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Sport · AWD 4S3BWAG6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp, All-wheel drive. 132 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 2 for sale →
Limited · AWD 4S3BWAM6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp, All-wheel drive. 208 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 2 for sale →
Touring+M/R+Navi(HK) · AWD 4S3BWGP6-M

2.4L 4-cyl, 260 hp, All-wheel drive. 1,741 built.

$12,611 great deal $23,119 typical $26,999 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 18 for sale · from $12,611 →
Most common — 17% of 2021 Legacys

Premium+Smart+M/R+Navi · AWD 4S3BWAF6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp, All-wheel drive. 1,848 built.

$10,500 great deal $17,999 typical $20,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 18 for sale · from $10,500 →
Sport+M/R+Navi · AWD 4S3BWAH6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp, All-wheel drive. 427 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 5 for sale →
Premium 4S3BWAC6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp. 1,027 built.

$13,575 great deal $17,999 typical $21,490 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 15 for sale · from $13,575 →
Base · AWD 4S3BWAA6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp, All-wheel drive. 61 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 1 for sale →
Premium+Smart · AWD 4S3BWAD6-M

2.5L 4-cyl, 182 hp, All-wheel drive. 1,145 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 9 for sale →

What actually differs

	Premium+Smart+M/R+Navi · AWD	Touring+M/R+Navi(HK) · AWD	Premium+Smart · AWD	Premium
Engine	2.5L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.5L 4-cyl	2.5L 4-cyl
Power	182 hp	260 hp	182 hp	182 hp
Typical price today	$17,999	$23,119	$19,890	$17,999
For sale right now	18	18	9	15
Vehicles built	1,848	1,741	1,145	1,027

Same on every 2021 Legacy

Drivetrain All-wheel drive
Fuel Gasoline
Body Sedan
Seats 5
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

196 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Premium+Smart+M/R+Navi · AWD

$17,999

Touring+M/R+Navi(HK) · AWD

$23,119

Premium

$17,999

$10,185 $14,591 $18,997 $23,403 $27,809

Price trend

Median up $589 over the last 12 months.

2021 Legacy price history →

Will it hold value?

A Legacy typically keeps about 59% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $11,995 today.

Legacy depreciation by year →

Cost to run

27/35 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,550/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Legacy

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

3 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration

✓ Warns you before a crash
✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
✓ Steers you back into the lane
✓ Keeps distance on the highway

Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 4S3BWAG6-M means

4S3 BWAG6 · M

4S3: the World Manufacturer Identifier Subaru registered — assembled in the United States
BWAG6: together encode the Legacy line — Sedan, 2.5L 4cyl, All-wheel drive — as Subaru filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M: in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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