Volkswagen VIN Decoder


Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

VIN of VOLKSWAGEN cars has two main "versions" - for the European and American markets. In the VIN for the European market, positions 4-6 are filled with the letters ZZZ. For cars for the American market, these positions contain encrypted data on the model line, engine type and installed passive safety systems.

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WMI for Volkswagen
WMI NAME MANUFACTURER COUNTRY VEHICLE TYPE
1V1 Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. UNITED STATES (USA) Truck
1V2 Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. UNITED STATES (USA) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
1VW Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. UNITED STATES (USA) Passenger Car
3VV Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV MEXICO Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
3VW Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. MEXICO Passenger Car
9BW Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. MEXICO Passenger Car
WU1 Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. UNITED STATES (USA) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
WV1 Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. GERMANY Truck
WV2 Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. GERMANY Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
WV3 Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. GERMANY Incomplete Vehicle
WVG Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. GERMANY Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
WVW Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. GERMANY Passenger Car




Decode VIN for Volkswagen
№Description
1-3WMI
4 1987 - 93 Fox
A - 2 Door Basic
B - 2 Door Economy
C - 2 Door Custom
D - 2 Door Wagon
G - 4 Door Custom
1985-95 Golf
B - 2 Door Custom
D - 2 Door Sport
D - 2 Door GTi
F - 4 Door Custom
H - 2 Door GTi 16V
K - 4 Door Golf III
1985-95 Jetta
K - 2 Door Base
M - 2 Door Custom
P - 4 Door Base
R - 4 Door Custom GL / Caret / Economy
S - 4 Door GLS / Custom
T - 4 Door GLI / GLX
1983-95 Rabbit / Cabriolet
A - 2 Door Base
B - 2 Door Custom (1992-93)
C - 2 Door Custom (1983-91)
D - 2 Door Carat
E - 2 Door Etienne Aigner
1983-88 Quantum
A - 1983-88 2 Door Basic
B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom
C - 1983-88 2 Door Deluxe
D - 1983-88 2 Door Sport
E - 1983-88 4 Door Basic
F - 1983-88 4 Door Custom
G - 1983-88 4 Door Deluxe
1983-88 Scirocco (USA) / 1983-89 Scirocco (Canada)
A - 1983-88 2 Door Basic (USA)
A - 1983-89 2 Door Basic (Canada)
B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (USA)
B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (Canada)
C - 1983-88 2 Door Deluxe (USA)
C - 1983-89 2 Door Deluxe (Canada)
D - 1983-88 2 Door Sport (USA)
D - 1983-89 2 Door Sport (Canada)
B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (USA)
B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (Canada)
1990-94 Corrado (USA)
D - 1990-92 2 Door Sport
E - 1992-94 2 Door SLC
1995 Corrado (Canada)
E - 1995 2 Door SLC
1983-92 Vanagon
X - 1983-88 Kombi
Y - 1983-92 Bus (Vanagon)
Z - 1983-92 Camper
1992-95 EuroVan
H - EuroVan CL
K - EuroVan GL
1990-95 Passat
C - 4 Door GLS
D - 4 Door Wagon GLS
E - 4 Door GLX
F - 4 Door Wagon GLX
F - 4 Door Custom GL
G - 4 Door Wagon GL
H - 4 Door Base
J - 4 Door Deluxe GLX / GLS
N - 4 Door Wagon Custom GLX
5Engine type (for the American market).
6 Security system (for the American market):
0 - active, inertia-free seat belts
2 - passive, inertial seat belts (passive)
4 - automated seat belts
5 - driver's airbag and inertial seat belts
8 - airbags for the driver and front passenger
9 - passive
7 - 8 The lineup:
11 - VW 1200 (Typ 111) / Tipo 1 (Typ 111, 113) [1983 ... 1997] / Volkswagen Kaffer /
12 - up! (Typ 6A1, 6A5) [2014 ...]
13 - Scirocco (Typ 137) [2008 ... 2012]
13 - Scirocco (Typ 138) [2015 ...]
14 - Caddy I (Typ 147, 148, 1AE) [1983 ... 1992)
15 - Golf I Cabrio / Rabbit Convertible (Typ 154, 155) [1983 ... 1992]
15 - Bora (Typ 152) [2009 ...]
15 - Jetta I (Typ 161, 162, 163, 164) [1983]
15 - Golf II (Typ 171,172, 173, 174) [1983]
15 - Scirocco (Typ 533, 534) [1983]
16 - Golf I Cabrio / Rabbit Convertible (Typ 154, 155) [1983 ... 1984]
16 - Golf II (Typ 171, 172, 173, 174) [1983 ... 1984]
16 - Golf II (Typ 191, 192, 193, 194) [1986]
16 - Golf Syncro (Typ 191, 192, 193, 194) [1988]
16 - Golf (Syncro) (Typ 1G1) [1987 ... 1989]
16 - Rallye Golf Syncro (Typ 1G4) [1988]
16 - Jetta II (Typ 161, 162, 163, 164) [1983 ... 1984]
16 - Jetta II (Typ 165, 166, 167, 168) [1986]
16 - Jetta / Vento (Typ 162) [2011 ...]
16 - Jetta (Typ 163) [2015 ...]
16 - Jetta Syncro / Golf GT Syncro (Typ 167, 168) [1988]
16 - Jetta (Syncro) (Typ 1G2) [1987 ... 1989]
16 - Jetta (Typ AV2) [2013] / Jetta (Typ AY2, AY3) [2014 ... 2015] / Jetta (Typ AV3) [2015]
16 - Scirocco (Typ 533, 534) [1983 ... 1984]
16 - New Beetle (Typ 5C1) / New Beetle Cabriolet (5C7) [2013 ... 2014]
17 - Golf I Cabrio / Rabbit Convertible (Typ 154, 155) [1984]
17 - Golf II / Rabbit (Typ 177, 178, 179) [1983 ... 1989]
17 - Golf II (Typ 171, 172, 173, 174) [1984]
17 - Golf II (Typ 176) [1985 ... 1986]
17 - Golf (Typ 174, 176) [2000 ... 2009]
17 - Jetta II (Typ 161, 162, 163, 164) [1984]
17 - Jetta II (Typ 167) [1989]
17 - Rabbit (Typ 175) [1983 ... 1984]
17 - Caddy (Typ 170) [2000 ... 2007]
17 - Scirocco (Typ 533, 534) [1984]
18 - Iltis (Typ 183) [1986 ... 1988]
18 - Lavida (Typ 181, 182, 183) [2008 ... 2013]
19 - Jetta II (Typ 165, 166, 167, 168) [1984 ... 1989]
19 - Golf II (Typ 191, 192, 193, 194) [1984 ... 1988]
19 - Golf II (1983 ... 1992), Jetta II (1984 ... 1991)
19 - Golf (Syncro) (Typ 1G1) [1986 ... 1989]
16 - Rallye Golf Syncro (Typ 1G4) [1986 ... 1988]
19 - Jetta (Syncro) (Typ 1G2) [1986 ... 1989]
1B - Tipo 1 (Typ 111, 113) [1998 ... 2004] / Volkswagen Kaffer /
1C - New Beetle (Typ 1C1, 1C9, 9C1, 9G1) [1998 ... 2010]
1E - Golf III Cabrio (1993 ... 1998)
1F - EOS (Typ 1F7, 1F8) [2006 ... 2016]
1G - Golf II, Jetta II
1H - Golf III (1991 ... 1997), Vento, Golf III Variant (1993 ... 1999)
1J - Golf IV (1997 ... 2003), Bora, Golf IV Variant (1999 ... 2007), Golf IV Cabrio (1998 ...)
1K - Golf V (2003 ... 2009), Golf [V] Plus (2004 ...), Golf V Variant (2007 ... 2010)
1L - XL-1 (2015)
1T - Touran (2003 ... 2016)
1V - Golf Cabrio
1W - Golf, Jetta, Vento
1Y - New Beetle Convertible (2003 ... 2010)
21 - LT
24 - Transporter (onboard)
25 - Transporter / Multivan / California T3 (bus, van, combi) (1980 ... 1992)
28 - LT
2A - Transporter Syncro
2C - Caddy III (2010 ... 2015)
2D - LT (1996 ... 2006)
2E - Crafter
2F - Crafter (2006 ...)
2H - Amarok (2011 ...)
2K - Caddy II (2004 ... 2010)
2V - L80
31 - Passat B3 (1988 ... 1993)
32 - Passat B2 (1980 ... 1988)
32 - Passat B1 (... 1980)
33 - Passat B1 (... 1980)
35 - Passat CC (2008 ... 2013)
36 - Passat B7 (2010 ... 2015)
3A - Passat B4 1994 ... 1996)
3B - Passat B5 (1996 ... 2005)
3C - Passat B6 (2005 ... 2010)
3C - Passat B7 (2010 ... 2015)
3C - Passat B8 (2015 ...)
3D - Phaeton (2002 ... 2016)
3G - Passat B8 (2015 ...)
3H - Arteon [2017 ...]
50 - Corrado
53 - Scirocco
5C - New Beetle II / Cabrio (2012 ...)
5K - Golf VI (2009 ... 2013)
5M - Golf Plus (2009 ... 2014)
5N - Tiguan (2007 ... 2016)
5T - Touran II (2016 ...)
5U - Gol (2008 ...)
5Z - Fox (2004 ...)
5Z - Suran / Spacebox (2011 ... 2014)
60 - Ameo / Polo (Indian made short trunk sedan) [2017 ...]
61 - Polo Sedan (2011 ...)
6C - Polo V (2015 ...)
6E - Lupo 3L TDI
6K - Polo III Classic (1995 ... 2000) / Variant (1997 ... 2000)
6N - Polo III (1994 ... 2000)
6S - Polo Vivo (Classic) (2015 ...)
6R - Polo V (2009 ... 2014)
6V - Polo Classic / Variant
6X - Lupo
70 - Transporter / Caravelle / Multivan T4 (1991 ... 1996)
7A - Taro (1989 ... 1997)
7D - Transporter / Caravelle / Multivan T4 (1996 ... 2003)
7E - Transporter / Multivan / Caravelle / California T5 (2010 ... 2015)
7H - Transporter / Multivan / Caravelle / California T5 (2003 ... 2009)
7L - Touareg (2002 ... 2010)
7M - Sharan I (1995 ... 2010)
7N - Sharan II (2010 ...)
7P - Touareg II (2010 ...)
80 - Polo (1990-1994)
82 - Polo Coupe
86 - Polo I / II (... 1994)
87 - Polo Classic / Coupe
9C - New Beetle Europa (1999 ... 2002)
9K - Caddy
9M - Jetta
9N - Polo IV (1999 ... 2010)
9U - Caddy
A1 - T-Roc [2018 ...]
A7 - Polo (Indian-made short-trunk sedan for South America) [2017 ...]
AA - up!
AD - Tiguan II (2016 ...)
AM - Golf Sportsvan (2015 ...)
AU - Golf VII (typ 5g)
BR - Gran Santana (2012 ...)
C1 - T-Cross [2019 ...]
CA - Atlas [2017 ...]
CA - Atlas Cross Sport [2020 ...]
CA - Terramont [2018 ...]
CD - Golf VIII [2020 ...]
SA - Caddy IV [2016 ...]
SE - Caddy IV [2016 ...]
SG - Transporter / Multivan / Caravelle / California T6 [2015 ... 2019]
SV - Transporter / Multivan / Caravelle / California T6.1 [2019 ...]
SY - Crafter / E-Crafter covered body [2017 ...]
SZ - Crafter / E-Crafter chassis [2017 ...]
UY - MAN TGE 35 covered body [2017 ...]
UZ - MAN TGE 35 chassis [2017 ...]
9Check Digit
10 Year:
1971 =1
1972 =2
1973 =3
1974 =4
1975 =5
1976 =6
1977 =7
1978 =8
1979 =9
1980 =A
1981 =B
1982 =C
1983 =D
1984 =I
1985 =F
1986 =G
1987 =H
1988 =J
1989 =K
1990 =L
1991 =M
1992 =N
1993 =P
1994 =R
1995 =S
1996 =T
1997 =V
1998 =W
1999 =X
2000 =Y
2001 =1
2002 =2
2003 =3
2004 =4
2005 =5
2006 =6
2007 =7
2008 =8
2009 =9
2010 =A
2011 =B
2012 =C
2013 =D
2014 =E
2015 =F
2016 =G
2017 =H
2018 =J
2019 =K
2020 =L
2020 =M
11 Manufacturing plant:
A - Ingolstadt / FRG
B - Brussels / Belgium
C - CCM-Tajpeh / Taiwan
D - Barcelona / Spain
D - Bratislava / Slovakia (Touareg)
E - Emden / Germany
G - Graz / Austria
G - Kaluga / Russia
H - Hannover / Germany
K - Osnabruck / Germany
M - Pueblo / Mexico
N - Neckar-Sulm / Germany
P - Moselle / Germany
R - Martorell / Spain
S - Salzgitter / Germany
T - Sarajevo / Bosnia
V - West Moreland / USA and Palmela / Portugal
W - Wolfsburg / Germany
X - Poznan / Poland
Y - Barcelona, Pamplona / Spain until 1991 inclusive, Pamplona /
12-17Sequential Number


According to the requirements of the standard in the VIN, the year of manufacture is indicated by the 10th character. Not all manufacturers comply with this - explicitly, the year of issue in the VIN on the European market is not indicated on HONDA, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MAZDA, Toyota, NISSAN cars. But models released for the North American market necessarily contain the model year in the 10th VIN character.

VIN: symbol year of manufacture
Year Symbol Year Symbol Year Symbol
1971 1 1991 M 2011 B
1972 2 1992 N 2012 C
1973 3 1993 P 2013 D
1974 4 1994 R 2014 E
1975 5 1995 S 2015 F
1976 6 1996 T 2016 G
1977 7 1997 V 2017 H
1978 8 1998 W 2018 J
1979 9 1999 X 2019 K
1980 A 2000 Y 2020 L
1981 B 2001 1 2021 M
1982 C 2002 2 2022 N
1983 D 2003 3 2023 P
1984 E 2004 4 2024 R
1985 F 2005 5 2025 S
1986 G 2006 6 2026 T
1987 H 2007 7 2027 V
1988 J 2008 8 2028 W
1989 K 2009 9 2029 X
1990 L 2010 A 2030 Y