Enter the 17-character VIN of your Lada Niva 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 the 17-character VIN of a Lada Niva and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and without registration. Our data for the Niva covers model years 1977 to 2021 and 12 versions, from the Lada Niva 3-door to the Niva Bronto, Niva Travel and Niva Urban 3-door. All of them are listed as SUV, with power between 78 and 83 hp. Cars built before 1981 may not carry a 17-character VIN at all.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so it cannot tell you how a particular Niva has been used. Compare the VIN on the car with the papers and the decoded model year, and for the history behind the number you would need a paid vehicle history report.
1977 - 2021
Production years
78 - 83 hp
Power
1
Body styles
12
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lada Niva 3-door | 1977 - 1993 | SUV | 78 hp |
| Lada Niva 3-door (facelift 1993) | 1993 - 2009 | SUV | 79 - 82 hp |
| Lada Niva 3-door (facelift 2009) | 2009 - 2016 | SUV | 81 hp |
| Lada Niva Urban 3-door | 2014 - 2019 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva 3-door (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2019 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva Bronto | 2017 - 2020 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva 3-door (facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2020 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva II | 2020 - 2021 | SUV | 80 hp |
| Lada Niva Legend 3-door | 2021 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva Legend 5-door | 2021 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva Legend Bronto | 2021 | SUV | 83 hp |
| Lada Niva Travel | 2021 | SUV | 80 hp |
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 1977 - 2021 across 12 versions of the Lada Niva. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
12 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 83 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, but it does not spell out a version name such as Niva Legend 5-door or Niva Urban 3-door. Use the model year as a starting point, then match the body (3-door or 5-door) and the badging against the registration papers.
All 17 characters must match exactly, and none of them should be I, O or Q. The 10th character should fit the model year shown on the papers, and the plant character at position 11 and the serial number in positions 12 to 17 should be identical on the car and on paper.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also does not confirm details such as the exact version or whether the power matches the 78 to 83 hp range in our data.