Subaru paint code 53C
Sports Blue
スポーツブルー
- Paint code
- 53C
- Name
- Sports Blue
- Colour
- blue
- Finish
- Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
- V5C should say
- BLUE
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Sports Blue
We believe these offered it too, but haven’t confirmed it yet:
Other Subaru models outside our model library used 53C too.
Has a 53C 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 53C, the car left the factory in Sports Blue.
- Check the V5C. For Sports Blue it should say BLUE. 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 blue 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 blue paints
Questions
What colour is Subaru paint code 53C?
53C is Sports Blue (スポーツブルー), a blue paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 53C?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Sports Blue should be registered as BLUE. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Sports Blue?
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