Subaru Corporation
Subaru Corporation's decoding rules reach back to model year 1981.
Model years covered by each code
One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.
Multipurpose passenger vehicles 1
- JF21981–2027
Passenger cars 1
- JF11981–2027
Every code, side by side
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models | Plant countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JF1 | passenger cars | Subaru, Toyota | 1981–open | 20 | Japan, United States |
| JF2 | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Subaru | 1981–open | 18 | Japan, United States |
Models found under the most codes
Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it
- Brat1981–1985 · 2 codes
- DL1981–1989 · 2 codes
- GL1981–1989 · 2 codes
- GLF1981–1982 · 2 codes
- Standard1981–1987 · 2 codes
- GL-101985–1989 · 2 codes
- XT1985–1991 · 2 codes
- RX1986–1989 · 2 codes
- Justy1987–1994 · 2 codes
- XT61988–1991 · 2 codes
- Legacy1990–1994 · 2 codes
- Loyale1990–1994 · 2 codes
- SVX1992–1997 · 2 codes
- Impreza1993–2027 · 2 codes
- Forester1998–2027 · 2 codes
- XV CrossTrek2012–2015 · 1 code
- BRZ2013–2027 · 1 code
- Scion FR-S2013–2016 · 1 code
- WRX2015–2027 · 1 code
- Crosstrek2016–2027 · 1 code
- 862017–2020 · 1 code
- GR862022–2027 · 1 code
- Outback2026–2027 · 1 code
Codes per make
Number of Subaru codes that decode each make
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.