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25-Year Age Research · GDB

Subaru Impreza WRX STI (GDB) U.S. Import Age Checkpoint

Earliest model age checkpoint: October 2025

Later-built examples reach the age checkpoint later. The final catalogued production month corresponds to June 2032; verify the individual car.

These model-level dates are research estimates. They do not establish that a particular vehicle can be imported, titled or registered.

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Production range & estimated age milestones

Chassis codeGDB
Production startOctober 2000
Production endJune 2007
Earliest production month + 25 yearsOctober 2025
Latest production month + 25 yearsJune 2032

NHTSA’s 25-year period runs from the actual vehicle’s date of manufacture. Verify it using the manufacturer’s label or supporting documentation described by NHTSA. A model year or catalogued production range does not establish that date.

Age is one requirement to verify

NHTSA’s 25-year provision concerns Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. It does not establish EPA emissions eligibility, customs clearance, or state titling and registration for a particular car. EPA has separate import requirements, including vehicle and engine-configuration conditions. Confirm how those requirements apply, especially if the engine has been replaced or modified. Check the official guidance before buying or shipping, and confirm the destination state’s requirements. Our state registration guide can help organize the questions to ask.

Budget the full import

JDM Import Cost Estimator

Auction price → landed cost: shipping, duty, broker, port and compliance fees.

Buyer's homework

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Next: verify, then plan

Connect the research to the actual car.

Verify the specific build date, engine configuration, import documents and state requirements before arranging an international shipment. Plan the domestic handover separately.

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