Enter the 17-character VIN of your Lexus ES 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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The free VIN decoder reads the 17 characters of a model Lexus ES VIN and shows who made the car, which model year it carries and in which country it was manufactured. Here is what we have on the car Lexus ES: years 1991 - 2021, body styles Sedan, power 302 hp and 8 versions in total. What a VIN shows: the producer, the model year, the country of manufacture and, when it is coded, the plant. The last six characters are just the serial number.
Past damage, odometer values, theft records and the number of owners are not part of a VIN, so no decoder can read them from the code alone. A separate history check is needed for that. For a used model Lexus ES, mismatches matter: a different character in the documents, a model year that does not fit the 10th character, or a VIN with the wrong length all deserve a closer look.
1991 - 2021
Production years
150 - 302 hp
Power
1
Body styles
8
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus ES II (XV10) | 1991 - 1997 | Sedan | 188 hp |
| Lexus ES III (XV20) | 1997 - 2001 | Sedan | 223 hp |
| Lexus ES IV (XV30) | 2001 - 2006 | Sedan | 213 - 228 hp |
| Lexus ES V (XV40) | 2006 - 2012 | Sedan | 275 hp |
| Lexus ES VI (XV60) | 2012 - 2015 | Sedan | 156 - 268 hp |
| Lexus ES VI (XV60) (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2018 | Sedan | 150 - 249 hp |
| Lexus ES VII (XZ10) | 2018 - 2021 | Sedan | 178 - 302 hp |
| Lexus ES VII (XZ10, facelift 2021) | 2021 | Sedan | 176 - 302 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Lexus ES, with model years 1991 - 2021 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 1991 - 2021 across 8 versions of the Lexus ES. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Lexus ES the characters to expect are W (1998), X (1999), 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).
8 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 302 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
It is shown on the dashboard under the windshield, on a plate or sticker at the driver door frame and in the registration papers of the vehicle.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.