Enter the 17-character VIN of your Volkswagen Bora 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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Manufacturer, model year, country: enter the VIN of the model Volkswagen Bora and the free decoder reads all three from the 17 characters. Here is what we have on the car Volkswagen Bora: years 1998 - 2018, body styles Sedan, Wagon, power 204 hp and 5 versions in total. A VIN tells you the maker, the model year and the country of manufacture. Where the plant is coded in the 11th character, that can be read as well.
The VIN identifies the car but does not describe its life. Records of accidents, mileage, theft or owners have to be looked up separately from the decoding. A quick test for the model Volkswagen Bora: the 10th character encodes the model year, so it should fit the year the seller states. Also remember that I, O and Q never occur in a genuine VIN.
1998 - 2018
Production years
68 - 204 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Bora (1J2) | 1998 - 2005 | Sedan | 68 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Bora Variant (1J6) | 1998 - 2005 | Wagon | 100 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Bora III (China) | 2015 - 2018 | Sedan | 110 - 131 hp |
| Volkswagen Bora III C-Trek (China) | 2015 - 2018 | Wagon | 110 - 131 hp |
| Volkswagen Bora IV (China) | 2018 | Sedan | 116 - 150 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Volkswagen Bora, with model years 1998 - 2018 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 1998 - 2018 across 5 versions of the Volkswagen Bora. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Volkswagen Bora the characters to expect are W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 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).
5 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 204 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
It is shown on the dashboard under the windshield, on a plate or sticker at the driver door frame and in the registration papers of the vehicle.
It confirms the basic identity of the car, such as maker, model year and country. It says nothing about damage, mileage, theft or owners, so for those you would need a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.