VAG VIN Decoder: Model, Year & Location (Solution)

The first 3 characters of the vehicle identification number (VIN), also known as the Fahrzeug IdentifikationsNummer (FIN), 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 Car.
1V1 = Volkswagen of America / Trucks.
VSS = Seat.
TMB = Skoda.

The letters in positions 4 through 6 of the vehicle identification number are filler characters (e.g., ZZZ).

The letters 7 and 8 of the vehicle identification number (VIN) indicate the vehicle type.

The letter '9' in the vehicle identification number (VIN) is a filler character.

The 10th character of the vehicle identification number (VIN) indicates the model year. At Volkswagen Group (VAG), the model year does not correspond to the production year.

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 vehicle identification number, letter 11 identifies the specific production location. Overview of the locations of the Volkswagen Group (VAG):

A = Ingolstadt, Germany.
A = Pacheco, Argentina.
B = Brussels, Belgium.
C = Taipei, Taiwan, since 1994.
C = SB Cambo Factory 4, Brazil.
D = Bratislava, Slovakia, since 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, starting in 1998.
K = Osnabrück (Karmann), Germany.
L = Leipzig, Germany.
M = Puebla, Mexico.
N = Neckarsulm, Germany.
N = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.
P = Anchieta, Brazil.
P = Moselle River, Germany.
R = Martorell, Spain.
R = Resende, Brazil.
S = Salzgitter, Germany.
T = Sarajevo, Yugoslavia until 1994.
T = Taubaté, Brazil, 1994-1997.
T = Kvasiny, Czech Republic, starting in 1997.
U = Uitenhage, South Africa.
V = Westmoreland, USA, 1979-1989.
V = Palmela, Portugal, since 1994.
W = Wolfsburg, Germany.
X = Poznań, Poland.
Y = Navara, Pamplona, Spain.
Z = Zuffenhausen, Germany, 1995.
Z = SKD, Ukraine since 2005.
0 = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (Škoda).
0 = Anchieta, Brazil (VW)
1 = Győr, Hungary, starting in 1997.
1 = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (Škoda).
2 = SVW Shanghai, China, starting in 1998.
2 = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (Škoda).
3 = FAW-VW Changchun, China, starting in 1998.
3 = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (Škoda).
4 = Curitiba, Brazil, starting in 1998.
4 = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (Škoda).
5 = Kvasiny, Czech Republic (Škoda).
5 = Kvasiny, Czech Republic (Škoda).
6 = Düsseldorf, Germany.
7 = Vrchlabi, Slovakia (Skoda)
7 = Ludwigsfelde, Germany.
8 = Dresden, Germany, starting in 2000.
8 = Vrchlabi, Slovakia, since 1999 (Skoda).
9 = Hino/Toyota, Japan 1989-1997.
9 = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting in 2002.
9 = Kvasiny, Czech Republic (Škoda).

The letters from position 12 to 17 in the vehicle identification number (VIN) represent the vehicle's serial number.


Example vehicle identification number for an Audi A3: WAUZZZ8P8AB000000

WAU = Audi.
ZZZ = Placeholder.
8P = Type 8P (Audi A3)
8 = padding character
A = Model year 2010.
B = built in Brussels, Belgium.
000000 = Vehicle number

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