Enter the 17-character VIN of your Maserati 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 a 17-character Maserati VIN and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, which for the codes we recognise is Italy. Our Maserati data covers 30 models, from the 228 and Biturbo to the Grecale, MC20 and Quattroporte, with model years from 1957 to the present.
The decoder reads only the VIN itself, so it cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. The decoder stays free and needs no registration.
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. For Maserati we recognise three of them: 000, ZAM and ZN6, and all three belong to Italy. A VIN that begins with ZAM or ZN6 is therefore matched to the brand and the country straight away. Our list of codes is not complete, so a VIN starting with other characters is not a sign of a problem. It just means we may not map that code to Maserati.
Characters 4 to 8 form the descriptor section, and character 9 is the check digit. North American VINs must use the check digit, while many European VINs fill that position differently, so do not judge an Italian-built car by it. Character 10 is the model year, character 11 the assembly plant, and characters 12 to 17 the serial number.
The model year letter is easy to check by hand. An M in position 10 means 2021, an R means 2024 and a T means 2026. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN. The 17-character format applies to cars built since 1981, so for the earliest years in our range, which start in 1957, the number on the car may not follow this pattern.
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.
Look at the vehicle registration document first, then compare it with the VIN plate or stamping on the car itself. The two should match exactly, all 17 characters.
The first three characters are the WMI. We map 000, ZAM and ZN6 to Maserati, and all three point to Italy as the country of manufacture.
Read the 10th character. For example, N stands for 2022 and P for 2023. Remember that I, O and Q are never used, so a VIN containing them was copied wrongly.
It shows the manufacturer, model year and country, nothing more. Accidents, mileage, theft records and the number of owners are not stored in the VIN.
Decode the VIN and confirm that the model year and country match the advert, the registration papers and the plate on the car. Then ask for the service records and have the car inspected in person, whether it is a Sedan, Coupe, Convertible, Roadster or SUV.