Enter the 17-character VIN of your e.GO 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 an e.GO. Enter the 17 characters and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. In our data for the brand there is one model, the Life, a Hatchback with version data for model year 2018.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. The decoder itself is free and needs no registration.
Pick a e.GO model to see how its VIN works.
Every VIN has 17 characters, and the letters I, O and Q are never used, so they cannot be mistaken for 1 and 0. The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer. For e.GO we currently have no WMI codes on record, so we cannot name a prefix or a country of manufacture here. The decoder reads whatever code you enter, and a VIN that starts differently from anything we list is not a problem in itself, because our list is not complete.
Characters 4 to 8 are the descriptor section, and character 9 is the check digit. North America requires the check digit, while many European VINs fill that position differently. Character 10 gives the model year. A J in that position means 2018, which is the model year covered by our data for the e.GO Life. Character 11 marks the plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number.
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.
Check the vehicle registration documents first, since the VIN is printed there. On the car it is usually on a plate or stamp, often visible at the base of the windscreen. Compare the two to make sure they match.
The first three characters are the WMI, the manufacturer code. We have no WMI codes mapped to e.GO at the moment, so the decoder cannot show a country for this brand from our list alone.
Look at the 10th character of the VIN. A J stands for 2018, the model year in our version data for the Life. Other letters and digits follow the standard model year table.
It reads only the VIN itself, so it shows manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture where known. It says nothing about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because none of that is stored in the 17 characters.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the VIN in the papers, and ask the seller for service records and documents. Look over the body and interior in person, and have the car inspected if you are unsure about its condition.