Factory build sheet
2018 Subaru WRX WRX High+L+KA+BSD+Navi(H/K)+M/R+ES
Build JF1VA1L6-J · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF1VA1L6 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every WRX whose VIN starts JF1VA1L6 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 548 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 548 known VINs
- 14 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 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- DIB
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 268 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU CORPORATION
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.
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.
$18,991 median asking price · 20 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $10,800 Top 2% of listings $26,085
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF1VA1L6 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 | JF1 | SUBARU CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | VA1L6 | 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 |
548 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF1VA1L6-J shares the specification above.
- 548 Known VINs
- 14 Listed for sale now
- 20 Priced listings
- $18,991 Median asking
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 WRX, 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 STI Base+L, STI Base+W 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 1,658 vehicles · $25,995 median
- 2018 STI MID+W+KA+RE 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 864 vehicles · $27,000 median
- 2018 STI High+L+KA+RE+BSD+Navi(H/K)+M/R 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 587 vehicles · $28,480 median
- 2018 STI-S+KA+RE 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 173 vehicles · $44,999 median
- 2019 WRX MID+L+M/R 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 1,899 vehicles · $19,262 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 20 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 548 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.