Enter the 17-character VIN of your Honda Civic Type R 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 Honda Civic Type R and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture from it, free and without registration. Our data for this model covers model years 1997 to 2023, with Hatchback and Sedan bodies and power from 185 to 329 hp. The 10 versions include the EK9, EP3, FD2, FN2, FK2, FK8 and FL5, with facelift entries for the EK9 (1998), EP3 (2003) and FK8 (2020).
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a Civic Type R you are considering, check that the VIN on the car matches the one in the papers, and that the decoded model year fits the version and power you were promised.
1997 - 2023
Production years
185 - 329 hp
Power
2
Body styles
10
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic Type R (EK9) | 1997 - 1998 | Hatchback | 185 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (EK9, facelift 1998) | 1998 - 2000 | Hatchback | 185 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (EP3) | 2001 - 2003 | Hatchback | 200 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (EP3, facelift 2003) | 2003 - 2005 | Hatchback | 200 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (FD2) | 2007 - 2010 | Sedan | 225 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (FN2) | 2007 - 2011 | Hatchback | 201 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (FK2) | 2015 - 2017 | Hatchback | 310 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (FK8) | 2017 - 2020 | Hatchback | 306 - 320 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (FK8, facelift 2020) | 2020 - 2021 | Hatchback | 306 - 320 hp |
| Honda Civic Type R (FL5) | 2022 - 2023 | - | 315 - 329 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Honda Civic Type R, with model years 1997 - 2023 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
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 1997 - 2023 across 10 versions of the Honda Civic Type R. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Honda Civic Type R the characters to expect are Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023).
10 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 329 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year from the 10th character, which you can set against the version names and facelift years in our data, such as EK9 facelift 1998, EP3 facelift 2003 or FK8 facelift 2020. The VIN alone may not settle a close call between two versions, so confirm the version code in the registration documents.
Read all 17 characters on the plate and on the car, then check them against the registration papers, character by character. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if you see one, you have probably misread a 1 or a 0. Also check that the model year and manufacturer the decoder returns match what the papers and the seller say.
It reads only the VIN, so you get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, and nothing about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners. It also cannot tell you the condition of a particular car or whether the power matches the 185 to 329 hp range in our data.