Porsche VIN decoder
How to decode a VIN code is a question that comes up quite regularly and we’ve put together a comprehensive overview of the vehicle identification numbers Porsche has used since the very beginning. In the early days, the number only showed the sequence of the cars coming off the production line, but over the years the chassis number system has been enhanced and there is quite a lot you can find from the special number attached to your car.
Model Year 1948-1958 (5 digit)
Example: 84552 → MY1958 356A
- XXXXX
- 356, 356 A
Model Year 1959-1968 (6 digit)
Example: 161281 → MY1965 356 C
- 1XXXXX
2XXXXX - 356 B, 356 C
- 30XXXX
- 901, 911 Coupé, 911 S Coupé, 911 R
- 31XXXX
32XXXX - 911 S Coupé
- 33XXXX
- 911 Targa
- 35XXXX
- 912 Coupé
- 45XXXX
- 912 Coupé with body built at Karmann factory
- 50XXXX
- 911 Targa, 911 S Targa
- 55XXXX
- 912 Targa
Model Year 1968 (8 digit)
Example: 12801211 → MY1968 912 Coupé (Karmann)
- 12
- 11 - 911
12 - 912 - 3
- Model year: 8 - 1968
- 4
- 0 - 911S Coupé, 911L Coupé, 912 Coupé (Karmann)
1 - 911L Coupé
2 - 911T Coupé, 912 Coupé
3 - 911S Coupé
5 - 911L Targa, 911S Targa
6 - 911L Targa
7 - 911T Targa, 912 Targa
8 - 911 Targa
9 - 911 R - 5678
- Serial number
Model Year 1969 (9 digit)
Example: 129010218 → MY1969 912 Targa
- 12
- 11 - 911
12 - 912 - 3
- Model year: 9 - 1969
- 4
- 0 - 912
1 - 911T
2 - 911E
3 - 911S - 5
- 0 (or 2) - Coupé
1 (or 2) Targa - 6789
- Serial number
Model Year 1970-1979 (10 digit)
911, 914/6, 924, 928
Example: 9249204924 → MY1979 924 92 kW
- 123
- 911
914 - 914/6
924
928
930 - 911 Turbo
931 - 924 Turbo - 4
- Model year: 0 - 1970, 1 - 1971 etc.
- 5
- 0 - 912E 1976
1 - 911T 1970-1971, 911T/E 1972-1973, 911T/K 1973, 911 G-model 110 kW, 924 92 kW, 928 177 kW
2 - 911E, 911 G-model S 118/121 kW, 911 SC, 924 74/85 kW, 928 169 kW
3 - 911S 1.gen, 916, 911 G-model 121 kW, S 121 kW, S 129 kW, 911 SC, 924 74/85 kW
4 - 914/6, 911 Carrera 2.7 129 kW 1974, Carrera 2.7 118/121 kW 1975, 924 Turbo
5 - 911T/V
6 - 911 1.gen Carrera RS, 911 G-model Carrera 2.7 154 kW, Carrera 3.0, Carrera RS 3.0, Carrera RSR
7 - 911 Turbo 191 kW, 195 kW, 221 kW
8 - 911 Turbo 180 kW, 195 kW - 6
- 0 - 911 Coupé, 924
1 - 911 Targa, 924
2 - 911 Coupé (Karmann)
3 - 914/6, 924
4 - 924 - 78910
- Serial number
914/4
Example: 4702913312 → MY1970 914/4
- 12
- 47 - 914/4
- 3
- Model year: 0 - 1970 etc
- 45
- 29 - Body built by Karmann in Osnabrück (all were)
- 678910
- Serial number
Model Year 1980 (10 character)
Example: 91A0134831 → MY1980 911 SC
- 12––5
- 91 – – 1 - 911
92 – – 4 - 924
92 – – 8 - 928 - 3
- Model Year: A - 1980
- 4
- 0 (zero)
- 6
- 0 - 928 170/177 kW
1 - 924 92 kW, 928 170 kW
2 - 928 S
3 - 911 SC, 924 85 kW
4 - 911SC, 924 Turbo 125 kW
5 - 924 Turbo 110 kW
7 - 911 Turbo - 78910
- Serial number
Model Year 1981-... (17 character VIN)
Europe/RoW (Rest of World)
Example: WP0ZZZ95ZJN100108 → MY1988 944 Turbo
- 1
- W - Germany (until 1989 West Germany)
- 2
- P - Porsche
- 3
- 0 - sports car or Panamera, 1 - Cayenne
- 456
- ZZZ - Europe/RoW
- 78–––12
- Porsche model number or internal model number:
911 - 911 G-model (until 1989)
924
928
930 - 911 G-model Turbo
931 - 924 Turbo
937 - 924 Carrera GT
944
951 - 944 Turbo
959
95B - Macan
964 - 911 1989-1994
968
970 - Panamera 2009-2016
971 - Panamera 2016-2023
980 - Carrera GT
981 - Boxster/Cayman 2012-2016
982 - 718 Boxster/Cayman 2016-2019
986 - Boxster 1997-2004
987 - Boxster/Cayman 2005-2012
991 - 911 2011-2018
993 - 911 1993-1997
996 - 911 1997-2004
997 - 911 2004-2011
9PA - Cayenne 955 (2002-2007), 957 (2007-2010)
92A - Cayenne 958 (2010-2017) - 9
- Z - Europe/RoW
- 10
- Model year:
A - 2010
B - 1981, 2011
C - 1982, 2012
D - 1983, 2013
E - 1984, 2014
F - 1985, 2015
G - 1986, 2016
H - 1987, 2017
I - skipped
J - 1988, 2018
K - 1989, 2019
L - 1990, 2020
M - 1991, 2021
N - 1992, 2022
O - skipped
P - 1993, 2023
R - 1994, 2024
S - 1995, 2025
T - 1996, 2026
U - skipped
V - 1997, 2027
W - 1998, 2028
X - 1999, 2029
Y - 2000
1 - 2001
2 - 2002
3 - 2003
4 - 2004
5 - 2005
6 - 2006
7 - 2007
8 - 2008
9 - 2009 - 11
- Factory location:
S - Stuttgart (911, 928, 959, 968, Boxster, Cayman)
N - Neckarsulm Audi factory (924, 944)
U - Uusikaupunki Valmet factory (Boxster 986 was produced there 1997-2004, Boxster 987 2004-2010 and Cayman 987 2005-2011)
L - Leipzig (Cayenne, Carrera GT, Panamera, Macan)
K - Osnabrück VW factory, ex-Karmann, hence the "K" (Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne) - 1314151617
- Serial number. First number might indicate modification.
USA/Canada
Example: WP0AA2995XS626544 → MY1999 911 996 Carrera Coupé
- 1
- W - Germany (until 1989 West Germany)
- 2
- P - Porsche
- 3
- 0 - sports car or Panamera, 1 - Cayenne
- 4
- Body type:
A - 911 Coupé, 924, 928 from MY1991, 944 Coupé, 968 Coupé, Cayman, Cayenne, Panamera
B - 964/996/997 Targa
C - 944 Cabriolet, 968 Cabriolet, 964 Cabriolet/America Roaster/Speedster, 993/996/997 Cabriolet, 997 Speedster, Boxster, Carrera GT
D - 993 Targa
E - 911 SC Targa/Cabrio, 3.2 Targa/Cabrio/Speedster, 911 G-model Turbo Targa/Cabriolet
J - 928 up to MY1990, 911 G-model Turbo Coupé - 5
- Engine:
A - 911 SC, 924 2.0/Turbo/S, 928 MY1981-82, 928 MY1991-95, 944 2.5 N/A up to MY1986, 944 2.7, 944 S, 944 Turbo, 968, 964 Turbo 3.3, 993/996/997 Carrera, Boxster 986 2.5/2.7, Boxster/Cayman 987 base, Carrera GT, Cayenne V6, Panamera V6
B - 911 3.2, 911 G-model Turbo, 928 MY1983-90, 944 2.5 N/A MY1987-88, 944 S2, 964 Carrera/RS America/America Roadster/Speedster, 996 Turbo/GT2, 997 Carrera S/4S/GTS/Sport Classic/Speedster, Boxster 986/987 S, Cayman S/R, Cayenne S, Panamera S/4S
C - 964 Turbo 3.6, 993 Turbo, 996 GT3, 997 GT3 3.6/3.8, Cayenne Turbo, Panamera Turbo
D - 997 Turbo/GT2, Cayenne GTS, Panamera Hybrid
E - 997 GT2 RS, Cayenne Hybrid
F - 997 GT3 RS 4.0 - 6
- Airbags:
0 - no
2 - at least 2 airbags - 7
- 9 - up to MY2009
A - starting with MY2010 - 8–––12
- Porsche model number or internal model number:
11 - 911 (G-model)
24 - 924
28 - 928
30 - 930 (911 G-model Turbo)
31 - 924 Turbo
44 - 944
51 - 944 Turbo
5B - 95B Macan
64 - 964 (911 1989-1994)
68 - 968
70 - 970 (Panamera 2009-2016)
71 - 971 (Panamera 2016-2023)
80 - 980 (Carrera GT)
81 - 981 (Boxster/Cayman 2012-2016)
82 - 982 (718 Boxster/Cayman 2016-2019)
86 - 986 (Boxster 1997-2004)
87 - 987 (Boxster/Cayman 2005-2012)
91 - 991 (911 2011-2018)
93 - 993 (911 1993-1997)
96 - 996 (911 1997-2004)
97 - 997 (911 2004-2011)
PA - Cayenne 955 (2002-2007), 957 (2007-2010)
2A - Cayenne 958 (2010-2017) - 9
- Checksum digit
- 10
- Model year:
A - 2010
B - 1981, 2011
C - 1982, 2012
D - 1983, 2013
E - 1984, 2014
F - 1985, 2015
G - 1986, 2016
H - 1987, 2017
I - skipped
J - 1988, 2018
K - 1989, 2019
L - 1990, 2020
M - 1991, 2021
N - 1992, 2022
O - skipped
P - 1993, 2023
R - 1994, 2024
S - 1995, 2025
T - 1996, 2026
U - skipped
V - 1997, 2027
W - 1998, 2028
X - 1999, 2029
Y - 2000
1 - 2001
2 - 2002
3 - 2003
4 - 2004
5 - 2005
6 - 2006
7 - 2007
8 - 2008
9 - 2009 - 11
- Factory location:
S - Stuttgart (911, 928, 959, 968, Boxster, Cayman)
N - Neckarsulm Audi factory (924, 944)
U - Uusikaupunki Valmet factory (Boxster 986 was produced there 1997-2004, Boxster 987 2004-2010 and Cayman 987 2005-2011)
L - Leipzig (Cayenne, Carrera GT, Panamera, Macan)
K - Osnabrück VW factory, ex-Karmann, hence the "K" (Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne) - 1314151617
- Serial number. First number might indicate modification.
Brief information on VIN numbers
The 17 character Vehicle Identification Number was first described in ISO Standard 3779 in 1977 and was later revised in 1983. It is the current standard and is used all over the world by car manufacturers.
The letters O, I and Q are not used in a VIN as they can be mistaken for numbers 0 and 1. Even with this rule, there are several occasions, when the VIN is incorrect in official registers. Also, no dashes or spaces are allowed in a VIN.
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