Enter the 17-character VIN of your Vauxhall 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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Type in the 17-character VIN of a Vauxhall and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. It is free and needs no registration. Our data lists 37 Vauxhall models, from the Agila, Astra and Corsa to the VX220, VXR8 and Zafira, with model years from 1963 to the present, since some models are still built.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. At the moment we have no WMI codes mapped to Vauxhall, so we cannot list codes or countries for the brand. Our list is not complete, and that says nothing about any particular VIN. The decoder still reads the rest of the number.
Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle, and character 9 is the check digit. North American VINs must use it as a check digit, while many European VINs fill it differently. Character 10 gives the model year. For example, J stands for 2018 and 7 stands for 2007. Character 11 marks the plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number. The letters I, O and Q are never used.
The 17-character format applies to cars built since 1981. Our Vauxhall data reaches back to 1963, so the earliest years in it come from before that format. Our model data also covers body styles from hatchback, estate and sedan to convertible, coupe, wagon, roadster and SUV, with power figures up to 377 hp.
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 first at the vehicle registration document, where the VIN is printed. The same 17 characters are also marked on the car itself, so you can compare the two.
Characters 1 to 3 are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the region. We have no WMI codes mapped to Vauxhall yet, so we cannot name specific codes here. The decoder still reads the rest of the VIN.
Look at the 10th character. A J means model year 2018 and a 7 means 2007, for instance. Our Vauxhall version data runs from 1963 to the present, but the 17-character VIN applies to cars built since 1981.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or past owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. The decoder reads only the 17 characters: manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the VIN in the paperwork, and that the decoded model year and manufacturer fit the advert. Then look into the car's past separately, since mileage, accidents and ownership cannot be read from the VIN.