Enter the 17-character VIN of your Volkswagen Sharan 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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Every car Volkswagen Sharan carries a 17-character VIN, and the free decoder on this page turns it into the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. For the car Volkswagen Sharan we have 5 versions in total, covering 1995 - 2020. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and region, the 10th stands for the model year, and the 11th often marks the plant.
The decoder stays with the facts stored in the VIN itself. It cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because that data is not part of the 17 characters. Look at the VIN of the car Volkswagen Sharan in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
1995 - 2020
Production years
90 - 220 hp
Power
-
Body styles
5
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Sharan I | 1995 - 2000 | - | 90 - 174 hp |
| Volkswagen Sharan I (facelift 2000) | 2000 - 2004 | - | 115 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Sharan I (facelift 2004) | 2004 - 2010 | - | 115 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Sharan II | 2010 - 2015 | - | 115 - 200 hp |
| Volkswagen Sharan II (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2020 | - | 115 - 220 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Volkswagen Sharan, with model years 1995 - 2020 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 1995 - 2020 across 5 versions of the Volkswagen Sharan. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Volkswagen Sharan the characters to expect are V (1997), 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), K (2019), L (2020).
5 versions, with power up to 220 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
Yes. The decoder is free and open to everyone, so no account, login or registration is required.