Subaru paint code 13V
Astral Yellow
アストラルイエロー
- Paint code
- 13V
- Name
- Astral Yellow
- Colour
- yellow
- Finish
- Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
- V5C should say
- YELLOW or GOLD
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Astral Yellow
Listed for these models in Japanese catalogue colour listings. Not every colour was offered for every year or trim.
Other Subaru models outside our model library used 13V too.
Has a 13V car been resprayed?
- Find the model plate and read the code. On the model plate in the engine bay, usually on the bulkhead or a strut top, next to COLOR or C/T. If it says 13V, the car left the factory in Astral Yellow.
- Check the V5C. For Astral Yellow it should say YELLOW or GOLD. Add the paint code to our free check and we’ll compare it with the DVLA record for you.
- Check the auction sheet. It should describe the car as yellow and usually prints the code. A sheet that says one colour with a code for another means the car was painted before it was sold in Japan. Our auction sheet translator flags that.
- Look for the old colour where a respray rarely reaches: the engine bay, door shuts, inside the boot lid and fuel flap, and under rubber seals.
Questions
What colour is Subaru paint code 13V?
13V is Astral Yellow (アストラルイエロー), a yellow paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 13V?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Astral Yellow should be registered as YELLOW or GOLD. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Astral Yellow?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD (GDB). Other Subaru models outside our model library used it too.
From our own colour table. The dot shows the colour family, not the paint itself. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Subaru colour codes