Decode New Car VIN Chassis to find Manufacturing Month and Year as 2018 or 2017 of Maruti, Hyundai, Honda, Ford, VW, Renault, Nissan, Skoda, Toyota, Chevy, Tata, Mahindra
Find Car Manufacturing Date (Month, Year) through VIN Chassis Number
Are you looking to Buy a 2018 Manufactured Car ?
Wondering - whether the dealer will sell you 2018 make or 2017 Make car. Here's an Easy way to find and decode manufacturing year of Car through VIN Chassis Number
Alphabetical Meaning: For Instance 10th Letter of Chassis Number Denotes Year of Manufacturing for Hyundai / Honda / Renault etc. If its J - it depicts 2018 Manufactured Car and if H will represent 2017.
| Series Alphabet | Manufacturing Year | Series | Manufacturing Month | |
| J | 2018 | A or 1 | January | |
| H | 2017 | B or 2 | February | |
| G | 2016 | C or 3 | March | |
| F | 2015 | D or 4 | April | |
| E | 2014 | E or 5 | May | |
| D | 2013 | F or 6 | June | |
| C | 2012 | G or 7 | July | |
| B | 2011 | H or 8 | August | |
| A | 2010 | J or 9 (I is skipped and not mentioned by Auto Makers) | September | |
| K (except Renault, Nissan) | October | |||
| L (except Renault, Nissan, Tata) | November | |||
| M (except Renault, Nissan, Tata) | December |
Important For Renault, Nissan Car Buyers - They Follow Numeric Series for Month. However - for October to December - October is denoted by A, November by B, December by C.
Important for Tata Motor New Gen Car Owners - They have different Series for Month, explained underneath in the post
Find Manufacturing Year (Decode Details)
Look for 10th Digit of VIN Chassis Number with below Car Makers. It would be either J or H (if trying to decode in 2018 Manufacturing Car (J) or 2017 Manufacturing Car (H) )
1) Hyundai - Eon, i10, Grand i10, Xcent, Elite I20, I20 Active, Fluidic Verna, Creta, Elantra, Tucson, Santa Fe, Sonata
2) Nissan Motors & Datsun India - Datsun Redi Go, Go, Go Plus, Redi Go, Micra Active, Micra, Sunny, Terrano
3) Tata Motors - Indica Ev2, Tiago, Tigor, Bolt, Zest, Nexon, Safari Storme, Hexa
4) Honda Cars - Brio, Amaze, Jazz, WRV, BRV, Mobilio, City, CRV
5) Volkswagen & Skoda India - Polo, Vento, Ameo, Jetta, Rapid, Octavia, Kodiaq, Passat, Tiguan
6) Renault India - Kwid, Pulse, Scala, Duster, Fluence
7) Mahindra & Mahindra - KUV100, Verito, TUV300, Xylo, Scorpio, XUV500, Rexton
8) Maruti Suzuki Nexa Series (Ignis, Baleno, S Cross, Ciaz), New Dzire, Brezza - If 10th and 11th Characters are Zero or 11, then check Engine bay for last 2 VIN Digits after 17th Digit x sign. Last Digit indicates Year of Make.
9) Maruti Suzuki Other Cars - Maruti Suzuki also using in 10th Digit for finding Manufacturing Year in New Dzire, Brezza, Ertiga. As per updates, this 10th Digit will also help in finding in Manufacturing year of Entry Segment Cars too. Only in case where 10th Digit and 11th Digit are 00 or 11 - then you have to check engine bay for last 2 VIN Digits after 17th Digit x sign, refer point number 13
Note: Toyota, Ford, Other Maruti Suzuki Regular Cars and Chevrolet are Exceptions out here.
10) In General Motors (Chevrolet India), the 9th letter denotes the Year of Make - Spark, Beat, Sail Hatch, Sail Sedan, Enjoy, Tavera
11) In Toyota: Etios, Altis, Innova, Fortuner: its a 21 Digit VIN a combination of 20th n 21st Letter (in Numeric Terms) makes up for the manufacturing year. Like 11 for 2011, 12 for 2012 and 13 for 2013, 14 for 2014 and same way 18 for 2018.
12) In Ford: Figo, Aspire, Ecosport, Endeavour 11th Letter will denote year of Manufacture.
13) For Maruti Suzuki (If 10th and 11th Digit are 00 or 11 then you have to follow this) - The Vin / chassis number pattern given by Maruti dealers or shown on RC is uptill 17 digits. For getting the additional last digits - Open the Bonet, look at the extreme end, below wiper under the bonet - There you can see Complete VIN Number of 21 Digits including Special Character $ and last 2 digits
The Pattern - You will find Chasis Number - Prefixed by a $ ...17 digit Chasis Number..... $ Last 2 Digits
The Last Digit in it represents the Manufacturing Year. If its G - 2016, F - its 2015. If D - its 2014
For ex : $MA3EYD32S00700400$AG - So Here Last Digit is G - Which means year of Manufacturing is 2016. A represents month - so Jan 2016 Manufacturing would have in AG as the last characters
Here's Picture for Finding Chassis Number for Maruti Suzuki Cars so as to Decode Manufacturing Year. Applicable on Entire Range - Alto 800, Alto K10, Wagon R, Celerio, Stingray, Ritz, Swift, Baleno, Swift Dzire, Ertiga, Ciaz, S Cross
How to find VIN Number location in Car
It ranges from Manufacturer to Manufacturer. Maruti Suzuki VIN can be identified can be next to panel ahead of battery as specified in Picture - 1 above or for Hyundai Cars - its under driver seat or top of dash or driver side center pillar as specified in Picture below
For Honda - its visible just by opening Boot at the hinges. You may ask in Sales Consultant at dealership to show in VIN location of car
Find Car Manufacturing Month along with Year
To find out Manufacturing Month of Car - Whether December or November
1. Maruti Suzuki Regular Series ( (If 10th and 11th Digit are 00 or 11 then you have to follow this) - 20th Letter Denotes Month (For instance if its A it means January make, if its M it means December make)
2. Maruti Suzuki Nexa Series of Ignis, Baleno, S Cross, Ciaz or New Dzire, Brezza - 11th Letter Denotes Month (For instance if its A it means January make, if its D it means April make). If 10th and 11th Characters are Zero or 11, then check Engine bay for VIN Digits after 17th Digit x sign and Second Last Digit indicates Month in which Car is Manufactured.
3. Hyundai - 19th Letter Denotes Month
4. Nissan Motors - 11th Letter Denotes Month
5. Renault India - 11th Letter Denotes Month
6. Tata Motors - 12th Letter (Except I,L,M,O - the series goes on as A - Jan, B - Feb, C - March, D for April, E for May, F for June, G for July, H for August, J for September, K for October, N for November, P for December)
7. Honda - 9th Letter
8. General Motors (Chevrolet India) - 7th Letter
9. Volkswagen - 4th Letter
10. Skoda - 6th Letter
11. Mahindra & Mahindra - 12th Letter
12. Toyota Kirloskar - Combination of 18th n 19th Letter. For eg 10 denotes October and 03 denotes March
13. Ford - 12th Letter. Month Series can be checked using below sheet for Cars Manufactured from 2012 and Onwards
| 2012, 2016 | 2013, 2017 | 2014, 2018 | 2015 | |
| January | B | J | L | C |
| February | R | U | Y | K |
| March | A | M | S | D |
| April | G | P | T | E |
| May | C | B | J | L |
| June | K | R | U | Y |
| July | D | A | M | S |
| August | E | G | P | T |
| September | L | C | B | J |
| October | Y | K | R | U |
| November | S | D | A | M |
| December | T | E | G | P |
How to find Car Manufacturing Month :- Here 1 or A denotes Jan, 2 or B denotes Feb, 3 or C denotes March, 4 or D denotes April
Note: Some Car Dealers will either give you 17 Digit or short Chassis Number. Its best to look at complete VIN Chassis number by checking physically in the car - Engine Bay / Under Seats / Window Panels etc - to find complete VIN Chassis number for decoding it as 2014 or 2015 Car.
Sample Decoding to find Manufacturing Month and Year of Car (2018 Model Car)
Mentioning a typical Chassis Number of a Maruti Suzuki Baleno car as - MBHEWB12SJA177970
This is a 17 digit number, Lets decode the chassis number to find the manufacturing month and year of car :-
> 10th Digit is J - A for 2010, B for 2011, C for 2012, D for 2013, E for 2014, F for 2015, G for 2016, H for 2017, J for 2018. So its as 2018 Make Year
> 11th Digit is A - A for Jan, B for Feb, C for March, D for April, E for May
Final Code : This Chassis Number Implies January 2018 Model
