Subaru paint code 51E
Pure White
ピュアホワイト
- Paint code
- 51E
- Name
- Pure White
- Colour
- white
- Finish
- Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
- V5C should say
- WHITE or CREAM
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Pure White
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 51E too.
Has a 51E 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 51E, the car left the factory in Pure White.
- Check the V5C. For Pure White it should say WHITE or CREAM. 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 white 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.
Other Subaru white paints
Questions
What colour is Subaru paint code 51E?
51E is Pure White (ピュアホワイト), a white paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 51E?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Pure White should be registered as WHITE or CREAM. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Pure White?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD (GDB) and Subaru Impreza WRX STI GR (GRB). 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