Factory build sheet

2016 Subaru Outback Limited + MR + ES + Navi

Build 4S4BSANC-G · 2.5L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4BSANC and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Outback whose VIN starts 4S4BSANC and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 6,012 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 6,012 known VINs
  • 123 listed for sale now

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
2.5 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
2.5L U5
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
NHTSA body type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Doors
4
Manufacturer
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1C
GVWR
4,001–5,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Forward collision warning Standard
  • Crash imminent braking Standard
  • Lane departure warning Standard
  • Adaptive cruise control Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

What this build asks today

Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.

$13,600 median asking price · 195 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Low 2% of listings $7,495 Top 2% of listings $21,998

Compare every 2016 Outback trim and its price →

The same build, other model years

Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S4BSANC for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

$11,188 2015 $13,600 2016 $14,997 2017 $16,193 2018 $18,900 2019

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 4S4 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 BSANC Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 G Model year — 2016
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 2016 Subaru Outback as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2016 Outback. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

6,012 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4BSANC-G shares the specification above.

  • 6,012 Known VINs
  • 123 Listed for sale now
  • 195 Priced listings
  • $13,600 Median asking

Vehicles of this build

A fixed sample of 5 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 6,012 VINs of this build →

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Outback, 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.

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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.

Prices are asking prices from 195 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 6,012 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.