Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mercedes-Benz Citan 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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Manufacturer, model year, country: enter the VIN of the model Mercedes-Benz Citan and the free decoder reads all three from the 17 characters. For the car Mercedes-Benz Citan we list the production years 2012 - present, 3 versions in total, the body styles Van and a power figure of 131 hp. A VIN tells you the maker, the model year and the country of manufacture. Where the plant is coded in the 11th character, that can be read as well.
The VIN identifies the car but does not describe its life. Records of accidents, mileage, theft or owners have to be looked up separately from the decoding. When viewing a model Mercedes-Benz Citan, copy the VIN from the vehicle yourself instead of trusting the number in the listing, then compare it character by character with the documents.
2012 - present
Production years
75 - 131 hp
Power
1
Body styles
3
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer Long (W415) | 2012 - 2021 | - | 75 - 116 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz Citan II Panel Van (W420) | 2021 | Van | 75 - 131 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz Citan II Tourer (W420) | 2021 - present | - | 95 - 131 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mercedes-Benz Citan, with model years 2012 - present 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 2012 - present across 3 versions of the Mercedes-Benz Citan. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mercedes-Benz Citan the characters to expect are C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
3 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 131 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Check the registration document first, as the VIN is printed there. On the vehicle itself, look at the dashboard under the windshield on the driver's side or at the driver door frame.
It confirms the basic identity of the car, such as maker, model year and country. It says nothing about damage, mileage, theft or owners, so for those you would need a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.