Car Vin Number Check

How do I find a VIN number on my car?

Depending on the car you are using, the VIN can be found in several places. In most passenger cars, the VIN number can be found on the dashboard in front of the driver. You have more of a chance to view the number if you peer through the windscreen from outside if you have trouble viewing the dashboard from inside the vehicle.

If the VIN you find on the sided base of the driver's door doesn’t match with the V5C, CarDotCheck advises you to perform a chassis number check. This can reveal the last 5 digits of the VIN giving you confirmation about the VIN being used, this can be used to match and verify.

All-terrain vehicles, such as four- or 3-wheeled vehicles, have a VIN, normally on the frame. It is important to check the VIN, since a lot of vehicles are stolen and you could end up buying a vehicle that will be repossessed by the police, thus making you lose your money as well as the car.

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How to Decode Your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

If you're interested or need to view the information of your VIN, you can do a VIN Check to know the last 5 digits of the VIN online. The DFT (department for transport) gathers VIN data from the manufacturers and then reports it to the DVLA. It collects information about this. A list of the characteristics in the VIN is as follows:

•   The first character refers to the country where the car was built.
•   The second character is the name of the producer.
• The third character tells you what kind of car it is and of which branch.
•   This character set offers additional details of your car including the size and  style of engine, name of the vehicle, model, series and body shape.
•    You are given the security check number by the 9th character.
•    The 10th feature shows your car's model year.
•   Eleventh character: This character shows you that the assembly line of your car was made.
•    The 12th and 17th characters constitute the serial number of your car.

A VIN decoder search can only run on vehicles produced after 1981, as models produced before that time possess only 11 characters long VIN which means that the character sequence of current VIN decoders will never be known.