Enter the 17-character VIN of your Toyota Carina 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 a 17-character VIN and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture for your Toyota Carina. Our data covers 13 versions, including Carina E (T19), Carina ED, Carina (T15), Carina (T17), Carina (T21) and Carina (TA4L,TA6L), with model years from 1974 to 2001, in hatchback, sedan and wagon bodies, and power from 68 to 175 hp. Cars built since 1981 carry a 17-character VIN, so an earlier Carina may have a shorter number that the decoder cannot read.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. When you look at a car, compare the VIN on the plate and body with the one in the papers, and check that the model year and body style match what you were told.
1974 - 2001
Production years
68 - 175 hp
Power
3
Body styles
13
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Carina (TA1) | 1974 - 1977 | Sedan | 75 - 86 hp |
| Toyota Carina Wagon (TA4K) | 1977 - 1984 | Wagon | 73 - 78 hp |
| Toyota Carina (TA4L,TA6L) | 1978 - 1986 | Sedan | 75 - 86 hp |
| Toyota Carina (T15) | 1984 - 1988 | Sedan | 68 - 101 hp |
| Toyota Carina Hatch (T15) | 1984 - 1988 | Hatchback | 68 - 101 hp |
| Toyota Carina (T17) | 1987 - 1992 | Sedan | 73 - 121 hp |
| Toyota Carina Hatch (T17) | 1987 - 1992 | Hatchback | 73 - 121 hp |
| Toyota Carina Wagon (T17) | 1987 - 1992 | Sedan | 73 - 121 hp |
| Toyota Carina ED | 1988 - 1998 | Sedan | 115 - 140 hp |
| Toyota Carina E (T19) | 1992 - 1998 | Sedan | 73 - 133 hp |
| Toyota Carina E Hatch (T19) | 1992 - 1998 | Hatchback | 83 - 175 hp |
| Toyota Carina E Wagon (T19) | 1993 - 1998 | Wagon | 83 - 133 hp |
| Toyota Carina (T21) | 1996 - 2001 | Sedan | 90 - 135 hp |
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 1974 - 2001 across 13 versions of the Toyota Carina. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
13 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 175 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the manufacturer, model year and country, which narrows things down. Then compare the version code in the registration papers or on the plate, such as T17, T19 or T21, with the version names listed above, and check that the body style is a hatchback, sedan or wagon as stated.
The full 17 characters must match exactly, with no I, O or Q, since those letters are never used in a VIN. The tenth character is the model year, so it should agree with the year in the papers, and the first three characters, which identify the manufacturer, should fit a Toyota.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or how many owners the car has had, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It only reads what the 17 characters encode.