"UPDATED" UK/EURO VIN, Model Year and "Year of Registration"
Thought this might be useful for the "noobies".............
Because of the way Subaru brings in it new models the “Model Year” (MY) may be different to the year in which the vehicle is "registered".
In general, Subaru’s model year commences part way through the preceding year e.g. from the lists below, MY06 runs from March 05 to end May 06.
Allowing 6-8 weeks for shipping - vehicles arrive in UK/Europe May 05 to July 06.
SF models
SG models
SH Models
SJ Models
SK models
The most significant Year change relates to the MY01 SF5 where OBD (On Board Diagnostics) requirements meant a change to the engine management system, ignition components, fuel injectors and exhaust system, part way through a model run (coincides with introduction of Bugeye WRX impreza).
Example VINS......................
JF1SF5KD3YGxxxxxx
JF1SG5KD33Gxxxxxx
xxxxxx corresponds to the serial number part of the VIN.
The tenth character denotes the model year as follows..........
W-1998; X-1999; Y-2000; 1-2001; 2-2002; etc. through to 9- 2009 then A-2010; B-2011
The letter in the "NOTE" column is used as the 4th character in the Model Applied code to identify the MY as well.
Thought this might be useful for the "noobies".............
Because of the way Subaru brings in it new models the “Model Year” (MY) may be different to the year in which the vehicle is "registered".
In general, Subaru’s model year commences part way through the preceding year e.g. from the lists below, MY06 runs from March 05 to end May 06.
Allowing 6-8 weeks for shipping - vehicles arrive in UK/Europe May 05 to July 06.
SF models

SG models
SH Models
SJ Models
SK models
The most significant Year change relates to the MY01 SF5 where OBD (On Board Diagnostics) requirements meant a change to the engine management system, ignition components, fuel injectors and exhaust system, part way through a model run (coincides with introduction of Bugeye WRX impreza).
Example VINS......................
JF1SF5KD3YGxxxxxx
JF1SG5KD33Gxxxxxx
xxxxxx corresponds to the serial number part of the VIN.
The tenth character denotes the model year as follows..........
W-1998; X-1999; Y-2000; 1-2001; 2-2002; etc. through to 9- 2009 then A-2010; B-2011
The letter in the "NOTE" column is used as the 4th character in the Model Applied code to identify the MY as well.
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