Enter the 17-character VIN of your Volkswagen Caravelle 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 Volkswagen Caravelle and the decoder shows the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. It costs nothing and needs no registration. Our data holds 15 versions of the Caravelle, from the T3 through the T4, T5 and T6 to the T6.1 (facelift 2019), including Long variants. Model years run from 1981 to the present, and power outputs range from 50 to 235 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, so the decode cannot tell you about those. On a Caravelle you are considering, compare the model year and country from the decoder with the registration papers and the VIN plate, and check that the power figure in the documents falls within the range above. Accident, mileage and ownership questions are answered by a paid vehicle history report.
1981 - present
Production years
50 - 235 hp
Power
-
Body styles
15
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T3) | 1981 - 1992 | - | 50 - 112 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T4) | 1990 - 1995 | - | 61 - 110 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T4) Long | 1990 - 1995 | - | 61 - 110 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T4, facelift 1996) | 1996 - 2003 | - | 68 - 140 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T4, facelift 1996) Long | 1996 - 2003 | - | 68 - 140 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T5) | 2003 - 2009 | - | 86 - 235 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T5) Long | 2003 - 2009 | - | 86 - 235 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T5, facelift 2009) | 2009 - 2015 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T5, facelift 2009) Long | 2009 - 2015 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T6) | 2015 - 2019 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T6) Long | 2015 - 2019 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T6.1, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2023 | - | 110 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T6.1, facelift 2019) Long | 2019 - 2023 | - | 110 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T7) | 2024 - present | - | 110 - 170 hp |
| Volkswagen Caravelle (T7) Long | 2024 - present | - | 110 - 170 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Volkswagen Caravelle, with model years 1981 - present 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 1981 - present across 15 versions of the Volkswagen Caravelle. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Volkswagen Caravelle the characters to expect are 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), S (2025), T (2026).
15 versions, with power up to 235 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Decode the VIN and note the model year, which comes from the 10th character, and the country of manufacture. Then compare these with the version named in the registration document, such as Caravelle (T5, facelift 2009) or Caravelle (T6) Long. If the year and the stated version look far apart, ask the seller to explain.
The full 17 characters must be identical on the plate, in the registration papers and on the car itself wherever the VIN is stamped. Characters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so any of them points to a misread or a faulty entry. Also check that the model year and the power in the papers fit a Caravelle, since our data covers 50 to 235 hp.
It reads only the VIN, so you get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or how many owners a Caravelle has had.