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Subaru paint code 74F

Sonic Blue Mica

ソニックブルーマイカ

Paint code
74F
Name
Sonic Blue Mica
Colour
mica blue
Finish
Mica: a shimmering flake, so repaired panels can look different at an angle
V5C should say
BLUE
Status
Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car

Models that came in Sonic Blue Mica

We believe these offered it too, but haven’t confirmed it yet:

Other Subaru models outside our model library used 74F too.

Has a 74F car been resprayed?

  1. 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 74F, the car left the factory in Sonic Blue Mica.
  2. Check the V5C. For Sonic Blue Mica it should say BLUE. Add the paint code to our free check and we’ll compare it with the DVLA record for you.
  3. 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.
  4. 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. Sonic Blue Mica has a mica finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.

Other Subaru blue paints

Questions

What colour is Subaru paint code 74F?

74F is Sonic Blue Mica (ソニックブルーマイカ), a mica blue paint.

What colour should the V5C say for a car in 74F?

The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Sonic Blue Mica 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 Sonic Blue 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