Enter the 17-character VIN of your Peugeot 309 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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Use the free decoder to read a VIN of the model Peugeot 309: 17 characters go in, and the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture come out. Here is what we have on the car Peugeot 309: years 1985 - 1993, body styles Hatchback, power 158 hp and 4 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.
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. For a used model Peugeot 309, 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.
1985 - 1993
Production years
54 - 158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peugeot 309 (10C,10A) | 1985 - 1989 | Hatchback | 54 - 120 hp |
| Peugeot 309 (10C,10A) 3-door | 1985 - 1989 | Hatchback | 54 - 130 hp |
| Peugeot 309 (3C,3A facelift 1989) | 1989 - 1993 | Hatchback | 60 - 158 hp |
| Peugeot 309 (3C,3A facelift 1989) 3-door | 1989 - 1993 | Hatchback | 60 - 158 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Peugeot 309, with model years 1985 - 1993 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 1985 - 1993 across 4 versions of the Peugeot 309. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Peugeot 309 the characters to expect are F (1985), G (1986), H (1987), J (1988), K (1989), L (1990), M (1991), N (1992), P (1993).
4 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 158 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
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.