Enter the 17-character VIN of your Volkswagen Passat 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.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Enter the 17-character VIN of a Volkswagen Passat and the free decoder tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration. Our data for the Passat covers 28 versions, from Passat (B1) to Passat (B5.5) and on to the Alltrack (B8, facelift 2019). It spans model years from 1973 to the present, since the model is still built. It lists Wagon, Sedan and Hatchback bodies and power from 50 to 300 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot report any of them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. When you look at a car, compare the VIN you enter with the one in the registration documents and the listing, and check that the decoded model year fits the car being offered.
1973 - present
Production years
50 - 300 hp
Power
3
Body styles
28
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Passat (B1) | 1973 - 1980 | Sedan | 50 - 86 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B1) | 1973 - 1980 | Wagon | 50 - 110 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B2) | 1980 - 1988 | Hatchback | 54 - 136 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B2) | 1980 - 1989 | Wagon | 54 - 136 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Hatchback (B2; facelift 1985) | 1985 - 1988 | Hatchback | 70 - 115 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B3) | 1988 - 1993 | Sedan | 68 - 174 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B3) | 1988 - 1993 | Wagon | 68 - 174 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B4) | 1993 - 1996 | Sedan | 75 - 174 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B4) | 1993 - 1997 | Wagon | 90 - 184 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B5) | 1996 - 2000 | Sedan | 90 - 193 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B5) | 1997 - 2000 | Wagon | 90 - 193 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B5.5) | 2000 - 2005 | Sedan | 100 - 275 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B5.5) | 2000 - 2005 | Wagon | 100 - 275 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B6) | 2005 - 2010 | Sedan | 102 - 300 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B6) | 2005 - 2010 | Wagon | 102 - 300 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B7) | 2010 - 2014 | Sedan | 105 - 300 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Alltrack (B7) | 2010 - 2014 | Wagon | 140 - 210 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B7) | 2010 - 2014 | Wagon | 105 - 300 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (Ameryka póÅnocna, A32) | 2011 - 2015 | Sedan | 140 - 280 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B8) | 2014 - 2019 | Sedan | 120 - 280 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Alltrack (B8) | 2014 - 2019 | Wagon | 150 - 272 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B8) | 2014 - 2019 | Wagon | 120 - 280 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (Ameryka póÅnocna, A33) | 2015 - 2019 | Sedan | 170 - 280 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (Ameryka póÅnocna, A34) | 2019 - 2021 | Sedan | 174 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat (B8, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2021 | Sedan | 120 - 272 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Alltrack (B8, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2023 | Wagon | 190 - 280 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B8, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2023 | Wagon | 120 - 280 hp |
| Volkswagen Passat Variant (B9) | 2023 - present | Wagon | 122 - 265 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 1973 - present across 28 versions of the Volkswagen Passat. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
28 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 300 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives the model year from the 10th character and the country of manufacture, which narrows the field among the 28 versions in our data, such as the Passat (B5), the Passat (B5.5) or the Passat Alltrack (B8). The version itself is confirmed by matching that year and the body style, Wagon, Sedan or Hatchback, with the registration documents. Cars built before 1981 may not carry a 17-character VIN at all.
Check that every one of the 17 characters is identical on the car, in the registration papers and in the advert. The first three characters show the manufacturer and the 10th the model year, so both should fit what the seller claims. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so one of them points to a misread or an altered number.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft records or the number of owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also does not confirm engine power, which in our data runs from 50 to 300 hp across the Passat versions, so check that against the documents.