Enter the 17-character VIN of your Chevrolet Corvette to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Chevrolet Corvette and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and without registration. Our data for the Corvette covers model years 1978 to 2025, with Convertible and Coupe bodies and power from 190 to 1064 hp. It lists 18 versions, from Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C1) up to Convertible (C8), plus Coupe entries such as Coupe (C2), Coupe (C3) and Coupe (C4).
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a Corvette you are looking at, compare the VIN on the car with the one in the paperwork, and check that the decoded model year fits the body style and version the seller describes.
1978 - 2025
Production years
190 - 1064 hp
Power
2
Body styles
18
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C3, facelift 1978) | 1978 - 1982 | Coupe | 190 - 230 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C4) | 1984 - 1998 | Convertible | 282 - 300 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C4) | 1984 - 1997 | Coupe | 282 - 375 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C5) | 1997 - 2004 | Coupe | 350 - 411 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C5) | 1999 - 2004 | Convertible | 345 - 355 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Hard top (C5) | 1999 - 2004 | - | 355 - 390 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C6) | 2004 - 2007 | Convertible | 405 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C6) | 2004 - 2013 | Coupe | 405 - 638 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C7) | 2014 - 2019 | Convertible | 466 - 755 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C7) | 2014 - 2019 | Coupe | 466 - 755 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Targa (C7) | 2014 - 2019 | - | 466 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C8) | 2020 - 2025 | Convertible | 482 - 1064 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C8) | 2020 - 2025 | Coupe | 482 - 1064 hp |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C1) | - | Convertible | - |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C2) | - | Convertible | - |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C3) | - | Convertible | - |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C2) | - | Coupe | - |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C3) | - | Coupe | - |
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1978 - 2025 across 18 versions of the Chevrolet Corvette. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
18 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 1064 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The tenth character gives the model year, and characters 4 to 8 are the descriptor section. Take the decoded year and compare it with the body style, Convertible or Coupe, and with the version name in the listing, for example Coupe (C3, facelift 1978) or Convertible (C7).
All 17 characters should match exactly, including the check digit in position 9, the plant code in position 11 and the serial number in positions 12 to 17. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if one appears, something was misread or copied wrongly.
It reads only the VIN, so you get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, and it will not tell you where a particular car sits within the 190 to 1064 hp range in our data.