Enter the 17-character VIN of your Pontiac Grand Prix 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.
To check a car Pontiac Grand Prix, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. Data on the model Pontiac Grand Prix at a glance: 1996 - 2008 for the years, Coupe, Sedan for the body styles, 307 hp for power, and 5 versions in total. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage readings, theft records or the number of previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. Look at the VIN of the car Pontiac Grand Prix in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
1996 - 2008
Production years
162 - 307 hp
Power
2
Body styles
5
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Grand Prix Coupe VI (W) | 1996 - 2003 | Coupe | 162 - 243 hp |
| Pontiac Grand Prix VI (W) | 1996 - 2003 | Sedan | 162 - 243 hp |
| Pontiac Grand Prix (_IX_) | 2003 - 2008 | Sedan | 203 - 307 hp |
| Pontiac Grand Prix IV (LJ) | - | - | - |
| Pontiac Grand Prix V (W) | - | - | - |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Pontiac Grand Prix, with model years 1996 - 2008 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 1996 - 2008 across 5 versions of the Pontiac Grand Prix. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Pontiac Grand Prix the characters to expect are T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008).
5 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 307 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Use the number from the dashboard under the windshield or from the driver door frame, and check it against the registration document before entering all 17 characters in the decoder.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
Yes. Decoding is free and you do not need to register. Enter the 17 characters and the result appears right away.