Chassis number, production location, model and model year VAG (Solution)

The first 3 letters of the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) are the manufacturer code (World Manufacturer Identifier or WMI code).

WAU = Audi
WUA = Audi
TRU = Audi Hungary
WVW = Volkswagen
WV1 = Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (Trucks)
WV2 = Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (T4, T5, T6, LT)
WV3 = Volkswagen
WV5 = Volkswagen
WVG = Volkswagen Touran
1VW = Volkswagen of America / Passenger Cars
1V1 = Volkswagen of America / Pickups
VSS = Seat
TMB = Skoda

The 4th to 6th characters of the VIN are filler characters (e.g., ZZZ).
The 7th and 8th characters of the VIN are the vehicle type.

The 9th character of the frame number is a filler character.
The 10th character of the frame number is the model year. The model year does not correspond to the year of manufacture in the case of VAG.

A = 1980 or 2010
B = 1981 or 2011
C = 1982 or 2012
D = 1983 or 2013
E = 1984 or 2014
F = 1985 or 2015
G = 1986 or 2016
H = 1987 or 2017
J = 1988 or 2018
K = 1989 or 2019
L = 1990 or 2020
M = 1991 or 2021
N = 1992 or 2022
P = 1993 or 2023
R = 1994 or 2024
S = 1995 or 2025
T = 1996 or 2026
V = 1997
W = 1998
X = 1999
Y = 2000
1 = 2001 or 1971
2 = 2002 or 1972
3 = 2003 or 1973
4 = 2004 or 1974
5 = 2005 or 1975 or 1965
6 = 2006 or 1976 or 1966
7 = 2007 or 1977 or 1967
8 = 2008 or 1978 or 1968
9 = 2009 or 1979 or 1969
0 = 1970

In the chassis number, character 11 represents the identification of the specific production location. Overview of the VAG Group's locations:

A = Ingolstadt, Germany
A = Pacheco, Argentina
B = Brussels, Belgium
C = Taipei, Taiwan from 1994
C = SB Cambo Werk 4, Brazil
D = Bratislava, Slovakia from 1995
D = Ipiranga, Brazil 1996 Autolatina
E = Emden, Germany
F = Resende, Brazil
G = Steyr-Daimler Puch, Austria until 1995
H = Hannover, Germany
J = Jakarta, Indonesia from 1998
K = Osnabrück (Karmann), Germany
L = Leipzig, Germany
M = Puebla, Mexico
N = Neckarsulm, Germany
N = Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
P = Anchieta, Brazil
P = Mosel, Germany
R = Martorell, Spain
R = Resende, Brazil
S = Salzgitter, Germany
T = Sarajevo, Yugoslavia until 1994
T = Taubate, Brazil 1994 - 1997
T = Kvasiny, Czech Republic from 1997
U = Uitenhage, South Africa
V = Westmoreland, USA 1979 - 1989
V = Palmela, Portugal from 1994
W = Wolfsburg, Germany
X = Poznan, Poland
Y = Navara Pamplona, Spain
Z = Zuffenhausen, Germany 1995
Z = SKD, Ukraine from 2005
0 = Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic (Skoda)
0 = Anchieta, Brazil (VW)
1 = Györ, Hungary from 1997
1 = Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic (Skoda)
2 = SVW Shanghai, China from 1998
2 = Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic (Skoda)
3 = FAW-VW Changchun, China from 1998
3 = Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic (Skoda)
4 = Curitiba, Brazil from 1998
4 = Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic (Skoda)
5 = Kvasiny, Czech Republic (Skoda)
5 = Kvasiny, Czech Republic (Skoda)
6 = Düsseldorf, Germany
7 = Vrchlabi, Slovakia (Skoda)
7 = Ludwigsfelde, Germany
8 = Dresden, Germany from 2000
8 = Vrchlabi, Slovakia from 1999 (Skoda)
9 = Hino/Toyota, Japan 1989 - 1997
9 = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002
9 = Kvasiny, Czech Republic (Skoda)

The characters 12-17 of the chassis number represent the sequential number of the vehicle.
Example chassis number for an Audi A3:WAUZZZ8P8AB000000
WAU = Audi
ZZZ = Filler character
8P = Type 8P (Audi A3)
8 = Filler character
A = Model year 2010
B = manufactured in Brussels, Belgium
000000 = Vehicle number

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