Factory build sheet
2016 Subaru Outback Premium + AWP + MR + Navi
Build 4S4BSBEC-G · 2.5L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4BSBEC 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 4S4BSBEC and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 249 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 249 known VINs
- 1 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 U6
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S4BSBEC for 2 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 | 4S4 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BSBEC | 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.
249 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4BSBEC-G shares the specification above.
- 249 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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.
- 2016 Premium + AWP + ES 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,294 vehicles · $11,995 median
- 2016 Premium + AWP + ES + MR + Navi 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 632 vehicles · $11,190 median
- 2016 Limited 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 612 vehicles · $15,200 median
- 2016 Limited + MR + ES + Navi 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 6,044 vehicles · $13,393 median
- 2017 Base 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,458 vehicles · $13,868 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 249 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.