Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mercedes-Benz GLA 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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To check a car Mercedes-Benz GLA, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. Our data for the model Mercedes-Benz GLA covers the years 2013 - present, with versions in our data: 4. Body styles: SUV; power: 421 hp. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and region, the 10th stands for the model year, and the 11th often marks the plant.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not encoded in a VIN. They are found in a paid vehicle history report, not in the decoder result. Check the 10th character of the VIN on the car Mercedes-Benz GLA against the model year stated in the papers or the advert. If the two disagree, ask the seller to explain.
2013 - present
Production years
109 - 421 hp
Power
1
Body styles
4
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz GLA (X156) | 2013 - 2017 | SUV | 109 - 381 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA (X156, facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2019 | SUV | 109 - 381 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA (H247) | 2019 - 2023 | SUV | 116 - 421 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA (H247, facelift 2023) | 2023 - present | SUV | 116 - 421 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mercedes-Benz GLA, with model years 2013 - 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 2013 - present across 4 versions of the Mercedes-Benz GLA. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mercedes-Benz GLA the characters to expect are 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).
4 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 421 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Stand outside the car and look through the windshield at the lower corner on the driver's side. You can also open the driver's door and check the frame, or read it from the registration document.
No. Accident history is not part of the VIN. The decoder returns manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, while damage records come from a paid vehicle history report.
Yes. The decoder is free and open to everyone, so no account, login or registration is required.