Enter the 17-character VIN of your Lexus 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 Lexus and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. It works with the WMI codes we map to the brand: 2T2, 58A, JT6, JT8, JTH and JTJ. Our data covers 20 Lexus models, from CT, ES and IS to LBX, RZ and TX, in body styles from hatchback and sedan to SUV, coupe, wagon and convertible.
The decoder reads only the VIN, so it cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners. 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. For Lexus we recognise six of them. 2T2 belongs to Canada, 58A to the United States, and JT6, JT8, JTH and JTJ to Japan. The very first character already points to the country: 2 for Canada, 5 for the United States, J for Japan.
Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle, and character 9 is a check digit. In North America that check digit is required, so it matters for a VIN beginning with 2T2 or 58A. Many European VINs fill that position differently. Letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, which avoids confusion with 1 and 0.
Position 10 gives the model year. R stands for 2024, P for 2023 and N for 2022, while a digit such as 8 means 2008. Position 11 marks the plant, and positions 12 to 17 are the serial number. This layout applies to cars built since 1981. Our list of WMI codes is not complete, so a VIN that starts with other characters is not a problem, it simply may not be one we map to Lexus.
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.
It is usually printed on a plate at the base of the windscreen on the driver's side and on a label at the door pillar. It also appears in the registration papers. Compare these places to be sure they match.
The first three characters are the WMI. We map 2T2 (Canada), 58A (United States) and JT6, JT8, JTH and JTJ (Japan) to Lexus. They show who built the car and in which country, not which model it is.
Look at the 10th character. For example, N means 2022, P means 2023 and R means 2024, and digits are used for 2001 to 2009. The decoder reads this character for you.
It shows the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, nothing more. A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owner records, so none of that can appear here.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the VIN in the papers, and decode it to see that the model year and country fit the seller's description. Then check the service records and have the car inspected in person.