VIN decoder

Paste any 17-character VIN and see the manufacturer, country of origin, model year, assembly plant character and serial number, decoded entirely client-side. Nothing is sent to a server.

What gets decoded

• Characters 1 to 3 (WMI): manufacturer and country, from our own curated lookup table
• Character 9: check digit, validated against the ISO 3779 / NHTSA weighted algorithm
• Character 10: model year
• Character 11: assembly plant code (shown as-is; plant codes are manufacturer-specific)
• Characters 12 to 17: the vehicle's serial number in production

VIN formats by manufacturer

• Alfa Romeo (Italy)
• Aston Martin (United Kingdom)
• Audi (Germany)
• Bentley (United Kingdom)
• BMW (Germany)
• BMW i (Germany)
• BMW M (Germany)
• Chevrolet (United States)
• Chrysler (United States)
• Citroen (France)
• Dacia (Romania)
• Dodge (United States)
• Ferrari (Italy)
• Fiat (Italy)
• Ford (Germany)
• Honda (Japan)
• Hyundai (South Korea)
• Jaguar (United Kingdom)
• Jeep (United States)
• Kia (South Korea)
• Lamborghini (Italy)
• Land Rover (United Kingdom)
• Lexus (Japan)
• Lotus (United Kingdom)
• Maserati (Italy)
• Mazda (Japan)
• McLaren (United Kingdom)
• Mercedes-Benz (Germany)
• MINI (Germany)
• Mitsubishi (Japan)
• Nissan (Japan)
• Peugeot (France)
• Porsche (Germany)
• Renault (France)
• Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)
• Saab (Sweden)
• SEAT (Spain)
• Skoda (Czech Republic)
• Smart (Germany)
• Subaru (Japan)
• Suzuki (Japan)
• Tesla (United States)
• Toyota (Japan)
• Vauxhall / Opel (Germany)
• Volkswagen (Germany)
• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (Germany)
• Volvo (Sweden)

A decoded VIN tells you what the car is. To see what actually happened to a specific car, run its registration through the free vehicle history check.