Introduction
Important remark
Decoding Example

Digit 1-3: Make

Digit 4-7 in "AA00" format
     Digit 4: Engine
     Digit 5: Safety System
     Digit 6-7: Model

Digit 4-7 in "00AA" format
     Digit 4-5: Model
     Digit 6: Engine
     Digit 7: Safety System

Digit 8: Market
Digit 9: Check Digit
Digit 10: Model Year
Digit 11: Plant
Digit 12-17: Serialnumber

VIN Decoder
Car History Checks

Digit 8: Market

Code	Market	Remarks
A	Left-Hand Drive, North America	Also used for the Middle East market between 1996 and 2007
B	Left-Hand Drive, Europe
C	Right-Hand Drive, UK	Used for all RHD markets, except Australia and New Zealand (after 1994)
D	Right-Hand Drive, Australia	Including New Zealand (since 1994)
E	Left-Hand Drive, China	Since 2006. Not including Hong Kong.
J / JAP / JPN	Left-Hand Drive, Japan	Japan normally is a RHD country, but all Japanese versions are LHD!         JAP: approx. 1984 - 1994 (with "AP" as the 9th and 10th digit)         JPN: approx. 1994 - 2000 (with "PN" as the 9th and 10th digit)         J: approx. 1997 - present (with "00" as the 9th and 10th digit)
L	Left-Hand Drive, Latin and Central America	Since 2007. Also used for Middle East (2007) and South Korea.
S	Left-Hand Drive, Switzerland/Sweden	Used between approx. 1980 and 1995
T	Left-Hand Drive, Middle East	Used before 1996 and after 2007
X	Other	For one-offs, prototypes and race versions