Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mercedes-Benz GL 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.
Manufacturer, model year, country: enter the VIN of the model Mercedes-Benz GL and the free decoder reads all three from the 17 characters. For the car Mercedes-Benz GL we list the production years 2006 - 2016, 3 versions in total, the body styles SUV and a power figure of 558 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.
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. A quick test for the model Mercedes-Benz GL: the 10th character encodes the model year, so it should fit the year the seller states. Also remember that I, O and Q never occur in a genuine VIN.
2006 - 2016
Production years
211 - 558 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 GL (X164) | 2006 - 2009 | SUV | 224 - 388 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz GL (X164 facelift 2009) | 2009 - 2012 | SUV | 211 - 388 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz GL (X166) | 2012 - 2016 | SUV | 258 - 558 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mercedes-Benz GL, with model years 2006 - 2016 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 2006 - 2016 across 3 versions of the Mercedes-Benz GL. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mercedes-Benz GL the characters to expect are 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016).
3 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 558 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.
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.
No. The VIN decoder is free to use and needs no registration or account.