Decode New Car VIN Chassis to find Manufacturing Month and Year as 2021 or 2020 of Maruti, Hyundai, Honda, Ford, VW, Renault, Nissan, Skoda, Toyota, Tata, Mahindra and Other Car Companies
Find Car Manufacturing Date (Month, Year) through VIN Chassis Number - 2021 Manufactured Cars
Are you looking to Buy a 2021 Manufactured Car and confused that dealer may bill you 2020 Car ?
Wondering - whether the dealer will sell you 2021 make or 2020 Make car. Here's an Easy way to find and decode manufacturing year of Car through VIN Chassis Number. VIN is Vehicle Identification Number and briefly referred for Unique Vehicle Chassis Number assigned to every Vehicle sold in World.
Alphabetical Meaning: For Instance 10th Letter of Chassis Number Denotes Year of Manufacturing for Hyundai / Honda / Renault etc. If its M - it depicts 2021 Manufactured Car and if L will represent 2020.
| Series Alphabet | Manufacturing Year | Series | Manufacturing Month | |
| M | 2021 | A or 1 | January | |
| L | 2020 | B or 2 | February | |
| K | 2019 | C or 3 | March | |
| J | 2018 | D or 4 | April | |
| H | 2017 | E or 5 | May | |
| G | 2016 | F or 6 | June | |
| F | 2015 | G or 7 | July | |
| E | 2014 | H or 8 | August | |
| D | 2013 | J or 9 (I is skipped and not mentioned by Auto Makers) | September | |
| C | 2012 | K (except Renault, Nissan) | October | |
| B | 2011 | L (except Renault, Nissan) | November | |
| A | 2010 | 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 of Car (Decode Details)
» 10th Digit of VIN: Look for 10th Digit of VIN Chassis Number for Below referred Car Manufacturers only. It would be either M or L (if trying to decode in 2021 Manufacturing Car (M) or 2020 Manufacturing Car (L)
- Hyundai - Eon, Santro, i10, Grand i10, Nios, Aura, Xcent, Elite I20, I20 Active, Venue, Verna, Creta, Elantra, Tucson, Santa Fe, Sonata
- Nissan Motors & Datsun India - Magnite, Datsun Redi Go, Go, Go Plus, Redi Go, Micra Active, Micra, Sunny, Kicks
- Tata Motors - Indica Ev2, Tiago, Tigor, Altroz, Bolt, Zest, Nexon, Safari Storme, Hexa, Harrier
- Honda Cars - Brio, Amaze, Jazz, WRV, BRV, Mobilio, City, Civic, CRV,
- Renault India - Kwid, Pulse, Triber, Lodgy, Scala, Duster, Fluence
- Mahindra & Mahindra - KUV100, Verito, TUV300, XUV300, Marazzo, Xylo, Scorpio, XUV500, Rexton
- Isuzu - Isuzu V Cross, Mux
- Kia Motors - Kia Sonet, Seltos, Kia Carnival
» Jeep Compass: Look for 20th Digit of VIN Chassis Number for Jeep Compass, Wrangler - You should look at 20th Digit (MCAPQDBY0HFA90134*1M) which is the last digit. Here M represent Manufacturing Year means 2021 Make, had it been L it would have meant 2020 make
» MG Motor : Well, MG Hector is what manufactured and sold in India. The Car VIN Chassis number starts with MZ7 Series and a sample VIN is MZ7AD1DDF4H009310. Look for 10th Digit of VIN Chassis Number for MG Hector, Hector Plus and Zs Ev. If its 3 - its 2020 Manufactured Car and if its 4 then its 2021 Manufactured Car. If it will be 4 then it implies would be 2021 Manufactured Car
» Volkswagen : For finding actual Manufacturing Year of Volkswagen Car as for Polo, Vento, Ameo, Jetta, Rapid, Octavia, TRoc, Kodiaq, Passat, Tiguan, please refer 5th and 6th Digit of VIN. If its 21 then its 2021 Manufactured Car
» Maruti Suzuki Cars VIN Decode (Alto, Omni, Eeco, S Presso, Wagon R, Celerio, Swift, Dzire, Baleno, Ertiga, XL6, Brezza, S Cross): There can be 2 Ways in which can find Manufacturing Year.
- If 10th and 11th Characters are Zero or 11: In this case, you have to Open Bonnet and check for last 2 VIN Digits after 17th Digit x sign. Last Digit indicates Year of Make. Generally applicable on Maruti Suzuki Nexa Series (Ignis, Baleno, S Cross, Ciaz, XL6) or New Age Dzire, Brezza. For ex : $MA3EYD32S00700400$AG - So Here Last Digit is G - Which means year of Manufacturing is 2016. Second Last Digit A represents month - so Jan 2016 Manufacturing would have in AG as the last characters, Had the last 2 Digits been AL it meant January 2020 Manufactured Car
Here's Picture for Finding Chassis Number for Maruti Suzuki Cars
- If 10th and 11th Characters are NOT Zero Zero (00) or 11: As per updates, this 10th Digit will also help in finding in Manufacturing year where 10th Digit and 11th Digit are NOT 00 and NEITHER 11. If 10th Digit is L it means your Maruti Suzuki Car is 2020 Manufactured, else for K is 2019 Manufactured
» Ford Cars VIN Decode: In Ford: Figo, Aspire, Freestyle, Ecosport, Endeavour 11th Letter will denote year of Manufacture.
» Toyota Cars VIN Decode: Etios, Glanza, 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, 19 for 2019 and 20 for 2020
» General Motors (Chevrolet India): the 9th letter denotes the Year of Make - Spark, Beat, Sail Hatch, Sail Sedan, Enjoy, Tavera
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 January
1. Maruti Suzuki Cars: 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 (If 10th & 11 Digit are neither 00 and nor 11) - 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 - There is no direct way to decode in Hyundai Car Month of Manufacturing as of now.
Available for all Hyundai Cars - Santro, Grand i10, Grand i10 Nios, Aura, Elite I20, Venue, Verna, Creta, Elantra, Tucson
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 Kia Motor - There is no direct way to decode Manufacturing Month of Kia Cars as of now.
12. Mahindra & Mahindra, Isuzu - 12th Letter
13. Toyota Kirloskar - Combination of 18th n 19th Letter. For eg 10 denotes October and 03 denotes March
14. MG Motor - 9th Letter of VIN indicates month of Manufacturing of MG Hector, Hector Plus and Zs EV
15. Jeep Compass, Wrangler - You should look at 19th Digit (MCAPQDBY0HFA90134*1K) which is the Second last digit. Here 1 represent Manufacturing Month means January Make. For October, November, December it turns out as K, L, M
16. Ford - 12th Letter. Month Series can be checked using below sheet for Cars Manufactured from 2012 and Onwards
| 2012, 2016, 2020 | 2013, 2017, 2021 | 2014, 2018 | 2015, 2019 | |
| 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 |
For example to find if Ford Car is January 2019 Manufactured, the 11th Letter of VIN Chasis should be 'K' and 12th Letter should be 'C' indicating Jan 2019 Manufactured Car
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 (2021 Model Car)
Mentioning a typical Chassis Number of a Maruti Suzuki Baleno car as - MBHEWB12SMA177970
This is a 17 digit number, Lets decode the chassis number to find the manufacturing month and year of car :-
> 10th Digit is M - 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, K for 2019. L for 2020 and M for 2021. So its a 2021 Make Year
> 11th Digit is A - A for Jan, B for Feb, C for March, D for April, E for May
Final Code : This VIN Chassis Number Implies January 2021 Model
