Enter the 17-character VIN of your Daihatsu 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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This page decodes the VIN of a Daihatsu using only the 17 characters of the number itself. Enter it and you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the brand covers 33 models, from the Altis and Applause to the Xenia and YRV, with model years from 1977 to 2021.
A VIN does not record accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. The decoder itself is free and needs no registration.
The first three characters are the WMI, the world manufacturer identifier. The code we map to Daihatsu is JDA, and it belongs to Japan. So a VIN that begins with JDA decodes to Daihatsu, built in Japan. Our list of codes is not complete, and the one listed here is simply the one we recognise for the brand.
Characters 4 to 8 are the descriptor section, where the maker encodes details of the vehicle. Character 9 is the check digit. It is required in North America, while many European VINs fill that position differently, so a odd-looking ninth character is not a reason for concern on its own. Letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, which avoids confusion with 1 and 0.
Character 10 gives the model year. A K in that position means 2019 and an M means 2021, which is the end of the range in our version data. The letters repeat over time, so a B stands for 1981 as well as 2011, and the rest of the VIN helps you tell which one you have. Character 11 marks the plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number. The 17-character format applies to cars built since 1981, so for the earliest years in our 1977 to 2021 range the number on the car may look different.
Every VIN has six parts. This is what each of them means.
| Part | Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| WMI | 1 to 3 | World manufacturer identifier: who built the vehicle and where |
| VDS | 4 to 8 | Vehicle descriptor: model, body type and engine, as set by the manufacturer |
| Check digit | 9 | Control value that helps confirm the VIN is valid |
| Model year | 10 | Code for the model year |
| Plant | 11 | Code for the assembly plant |
| Serial | 12 to 17 | Production sequence number of this vehicle |
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.
Look at the vehicle registration document first, then compare it with the number on the car itself. It is usually on a plate or stamping at the base of the windscreen or on a door pillar. Always check that both match.
JDA is the WMI code we map to Daihatsu, and it belongs to Japan. Our list is not complete, so a VIN that starts with other characters is not necessarily a problem. It just may not be among the codes we currently recognise.
Read the 10th character. For example, K means 2019, L means 2020 and M means 2021. Letters are reused after 30 years, so B can mean 1981 or 2011.
It reads only the VIN, so it gives the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. It cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or how many owners a car has had.
Make sure the VIN on the car, in the paperwork and in the decoder result all agree. It should have 17 characters with no I, O or Q, and the model year character should fit the year the seller states. Then inspect the car in person and ask for its service records.