Subaru paint code 47A
Black Mica
ブラックマイカ
- Paint code
- 47A
- Name
- Black Mica
- Colour
- mica black
- Finish
- Mica: a shimmering flake, so repaired panels can look different at an angle
- V5C should say
- BLACK
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Black Mica
We believe these offered it too, but haven’t confirmed it yet:
Other Subaru models outside our model library used 47A too.
Has a 47A 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 47A, the car left the factory in Black Mica.
- Check the V5C. For Black Mica it should say BLACK. 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 black 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. Black Mica has a mica finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.
Other Subaru black paints
Questions
What colour is Subaru paint code 47A?
47A is Black Mica (ブラックマイカ), a mica black paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 47A?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Black Mica should be registered as BLACK. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Black Mica?
We believe the Subaru Impreza WRX GC (GC8) also offered it, but haven’t confirmed that yet. 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