Enter the 17-character VIN of your Seat Leon 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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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Seat Leon and the free decoder, which needs no registration, reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. Our data covers 12 versions, including Seat Leon I (1M), Seat Leon II (1P, facelift 2009), Seat Leon III ST and Seat Leon IV Sportstourer, with model years from 1999 to 2024, Hatchback, Coupe and Wagon bodies, and power from 68 to 310 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so the decoded result says nothing about the car's past; that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a Leon you are looking at, check that the VIN on the car matches the registration papers character for character, and that the decoded model year and country fit what the seller tells you.
1999 - 2024
Production years
68 - 310 hp
Power
3
Body styles
12
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Leon I (1M) | 1999 - 2006 | Hatchback | 68 - 225 hp |
| Seat Leon II (1P) | 2005 - 2009 | Hatchback | 85 - 240 hp |
| Seat Leon II (1P, facelift 2009) | 2009 - 2012 | Hatchback | 85 - 265 hp |
| Seat Leon III | 2012 - 2016 | Hatchback | 86 - 290 hp |
| Seat Leon III SC | 2012 - 2016 | Coupe | 86 - 290 hp |
| Seat Leon III ST | 2012 - 2016 | Wagon | 86 - 290 hp |
| Seat Leon X-Perience | 2014 - 2019 | Wagon | 110 - 190 hp |
| Seat Leon III (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2020 | Hatchback | 86 - 310 hp |
| Seat Leon III SC (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2018 | Hatchback | 86 - 300 hp |
| Seat Leon III ST (facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2020 | Wagon | 86 - 300 hp |
| Seat Leon IV | 2020 - 2024 | Hatchback | 90 - 204 hp |
| Seat Leon IV Sportstourer | 2020 - 2024 | Wagon | 90 - 204 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Seat Leon, with model years 1999 - 2024 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 1999 - 2024 across 12 versions of the Seat Leon. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Seat Leon the characters to expect are 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024).
12 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 310 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year and country of manufacture, not the version name, so treat the year as a starting point. Then compare the body style and the version name in the registration document with our list of 12 versions, such as Seat Leon III (facelift 2016) or Seat Leon III SC.
All 17 characters must be identical and in the same order. The 10th character shows the model year, so it should agree with the year in the papers. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if one appears, the number has been misread or is wrong.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in a VIN. It also does not read out trim level or engine power, even though our data for the Leon spans 68 to 310 hp.