Factory build sheet
2018 Subaru Outback Limited+M/R
Build 4S4BSAKC-J · 2.5L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4BSAKC and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Outback whose VIN starts 4S4BSAKC and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,862 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,862 known VINs
- 61 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
- Engine model
- U5
- Horsepower
- 175 hp
- 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.
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.
$16,190 median asking price · 94 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $8,999 Top 2% of listings $20,998
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S4BSAKC for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2017 Limited + M/R 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,273 vehicles code H $13,879
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2018 You are here code J $16,190
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 | BSAKC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 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 2018 Subaru Outback as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Outback. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
2,862 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4BSAKC-J shares the specification above.
- 2,862 Known VINs
- 61 Listed for sale now
- 94 Priced listings
- $16,190 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 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.
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.
- 2018 Limited+M/R+ES+Navi 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 15,484 vehicles · $16,193 median
- 2018 Touring+M/R+ES+NAV 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,238 vehicles · $18,084 median
- 2018 Limited+M/R 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 224 vehicles · $14,995 median
- 2018 Touring+M/R+ES+NAV 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,074 vehicles · $17,492 median
- 2019 Limited+ES 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,017 vehicles · $17,999 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.
Prices are asking prices from 94 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 2,862 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.