Enter the 17-character VIN of your Reliant 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.
The Reliant decoder reads the 17 characters of a VIN and tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the brand is small: one model, the Scimitar Sabre, with version data for model years 1992 to 1995, a Convertible body style and a highest power figure of 135 hp.
A VIN holds no accident records, mileage readings, theft flags or owner details. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report, while the decoder here is free and needs no registration.
Pick a Reliant model to see how its VIN works.
Every VIN on a car built since 1981 has 17 characters, and the letters I, O and Q are never used. The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country of manufacture. At the moment we have no WMI codes mapped to Reliant, so we can't list any here or name a country for them. Our list is not complete, and that says nothing about any particular VIN.
Characters 4 to 8 are the descriptor section, and character 9 is the check digit. North America requires the check digit, while many European VINs fill that position differently. Character 10 gives the model year, character 11 the plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number.
The model year character is the easiest part to check against our data. For the years we cover, 1992 is N, 1993 is P, 1994 is R and 1995 is S. The same letters come round again for later years, so N can also mean 2022 and S can also mean 2025. The letter alone is a clue, not proof, and it is best read together with the other details of the car.
Every VIN has six parts. This is what each of them means.
| Part | Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| WMI | 1 to 3 | World manufacturer identifier: who built the vehicle and where |
| VDS | 4 to 8 | Vehicle descriptor: model, body type and engine, as set by the manufacturer |
| Check digit | 9 | Control value that helps confirm the VIN is valid |
| Model year | 10 | Code for the model year |
| Plant | 11 | Code for the assembly plant |
| Serial | 12 to 17 | Production sequence number of this vehicle |
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.
Look at the vehicle registration document first, since the VIN is normally printed there. On the car itself, the usual places are a plate or stamping visible through the windscreen and a stamping on the body or chassis. Check that the number on the car matches the paperwork.
The first three characters are the WMI, which names the manufacturer and the country of manufacture. We have no WMI codes mapped to Reliant at the moment, so the decoder may have little to show for the brand. That reflects our list, not the VIN you are holding.
Use the 10th character. In the range our data covers, N stands for 1992, P for 1993, R for 1994 and S for 1995. Letters repeat in later years, so confirm the year against the registration papers.
It reads only the VIN itself, so it shows the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. It does not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the 17 characters.
Compare the VIN on the car with the VIN in the documents and make sure they match exactly. Then see whether the model year character fits the age the seller gives you. Ask for service records, and have the body and chassis inspected in person, particularly on an older Convertible.