Enter the 17-character VIN of your Jaguar 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.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Enter a 17-character Jaguar VIN and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data covers 15 Jaguar models, from the C-X16, E-Pace and E-type to the XJ220, XK and XK120, with model years from 1961 to the present. Body styles in the data include SUV, Convertible, Coupe, Sedan, Estate and Wagon, and the highest power figure we hold is 600 hp.
The VIN itself says nothing about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. The decoder is free and needs no registration.
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. For Jaguar we recognise three of them: 178, SAD and SAJ. Between them they belong to two countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. Our list is not complete, so a VIN that starts with other characters is not a reason for concern. These are simply the codes we map to the brand.
Characters 4 to 8 are the descriptor section, where the maker encodes details such as the model and body type. Character 9 is the check digit. North American VINs are required to use it, while many European VINs fill that position in a different way. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so they cannot be mistaken for 1 and 0.
Character 10 is the model year. A J in that position means 2018 and an L means 2020, while a digit such as 9 stands for 2009. Character 11 is the assembly plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number of the individual car. The standard 17-character format applies to cars built since 1981.
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.
The VIN is usually printed on the vehicle registration papers and on the car itself, often at the base of the windscreen on the driver's side or on a label in a door frame. Copy all 17 characters exactly, remembering that I, O and Q do not appear.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country of manufacture. We map 178, SAD and SAJ to Jaguar, covering the United Kingdom and the United States.
Look at the 10th character. Letters and digits stand for years, so J is 2018, K is 2019 and L is 2020. The decoder reads this character for you and shows the model year.
It reads only the VIN, so it cannot show accidents, mileage, theft records or past owners. It also does not tell you the condition of a particular car.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the one on the registration papers, and decode it to confirm that the model year and country fit the description in the advert. Then inspect the car in person and ask the seller for service records.