Enter the 17-character VIN of your Volkswagen Transporter 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 Transporter and the free decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration needed. Our data for the model covers 13 versions, from Volkswagen Transporter (T4) Furgon to Volkswagen Transporter (T6.1, facelift 2019) Kombi Crew Van, with model years from 1990 to the present. The body style in our data is Van, and power runs from 61 to 235 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so the decoder cannot tell you any of that. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, compare the decoded model year and the power in the registration papers with our 1990 to present and 61 to 235 hp ranges.
1990 - present
Production years
61 - 235 hp
Power
1
Body styles
13
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Transporter (T4) Furgon | 1990 - 1995 | - | 61 - 110 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T4, facelift 1996) Furgon | 1996 - 2003 | - | 68 - 115 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T4, facelift 1996) Kombi | 1996 - 2003 | - | 68 - 84 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T5) Furgon | 2003 - 2009 | - | 84 - 235 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T5, facelift 2009) Furgon | 2009 - 2015 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T5, facelift 2009) Kombi | 2009 - 2015 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T6) Furgon | 2015 - 2019 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T6) Kombi | 2015 - 2019 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T6) Kombi Doka Plus | 2015 - 2019 | - | 84 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T6.1, facelift 2019) Furgon | 2019 - 2023 | - | 90 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T6.1, facelift 2019) Kombi | 2019 - 2023 | - | 110 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T6.1, facelift 2019) Kombi Crew Van | 2019 - 2022 | Van | 90 - 204 hp |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T7) Furgon | 2024 - present | - | 110 - 170 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Volkswagen Transporter, with model years 1990 - 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 1990 - present across 13 versions of the Volkswagen Transporter. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Volkswagen Transporter 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).
13 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 235 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture from the VIN. It does not name the body variant, so match the model year to the registration document and then to the version names in our data, such as Furgon, Kombi, Kombi Doka Plus or Kombi Crew Van, across T4, T5, T6 and T6.1.
Check that all 17 characters match exactly, and that none of them is an I, O or Q, because those letters are never used in a VIN. The 10th character shows the model year, so it should fit the registration date. Do not worry if the 9th character looks unusual, since many European VINs fill the check digit differently.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also does not give a verdict on the condition of the van, only what the 17 characters encode.