Factory build sheet
2021 Subaru WRX Premium+L+ES+KA+M/R
Build JF1VA1F6-M · 2L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF1VA1F6 and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every WRX whose VIN starts JF1VA1F6 and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 335 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 335 known VINs
- 7 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 Turbo
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 268 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- 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.
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.
$20,900 median asking price · 12 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 12 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF1VA1F6 for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 WRX Premium+Moonroof+H/K(Harman Kardon) & Navi 2L 4cyl Sedan · 318 vehicles code F $13,998
- 2016 Premium + MR + Navi(H/K) 2L 4cyl Sedan · 378 vehicles code G $14,495
- 2017 WRX Premium+MR+Navi(H/K) 2L 4cyl Sedan · 548 vehicles code H $14,995
- 2018 WRX High+L+KA+M/R 2L 4cyl Sedan · 890 vehicles code J $18,200
- 2019 WRX MID+L+M/R+ES 2L 4cyl Sedan · 601 vehicles code K $19,700
- 2020 WRX Premium+L+ES+M/R 2L 4cyl Sedan · 331 vehicles code L $22,000
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2021 You are here code M $20,900
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 | VA1F6 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 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 2021 Subaru WRX as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2021 WRX. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
335 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF1VA1F6-M shares the specification above.
- 335 Known VINs
- 7 Listed for sale now
- 12 Priced listings
- $20,900 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 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 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.
- 2021 Limited+L+KA+M/R 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 654 vehicles · $24,999 median
- 2021 Limited+L+KA+BSD+Navi(H/K)+M/R 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 647 vehicles · $25,735 median
- 2021 Limited+L+ES+KA+M/R 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 192 vehicles · $24,998 median
- 2021 STI Base+W+KA 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 2,075 vehicles · $33,994 median
- 2021 STI Limited+W+KA+RE+BSD+ Navi (H/K)+M/R 2.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 724 vehicles · $35,500 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 12 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 335 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.