Subaru paint code 559
Active Red
アクティブレッド
- Paint code
- 559
- Name
- Active Red
- Colour
- red
- Finish
- Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
- V5C should say
- RED or MAROON
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Active Red
We believe these offered it too, but haven’t confirmed it yet:
Other Subaru models outside our model library used 559 too.
Has a 559 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 559, the car left the factory in Active Red.
- Check the V5C. For Active Red it should say RED or MAROON. 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 red 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 red paints
Questions
What colour is Subaru paint code 559?
559 is Active Red (アクティブレッド), a red paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 559?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Active Red should be registered as RED or MAROON. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Active Red?
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