Porsche VIN decoder

In the early days, the chassis number only showed the sequence of the cars coming off the production line, but over the years it became longer to carry more information. Instead of chassis number, from 1981 model year, the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) has been used. The VIN is 17 characters long. The letters O, I and Q are not used in a VIN as they can be mistaken for numbers 0 and 1. Many Porsche drivers want to write their Porsche sportscar VIN with WPO in the beginning, but WP0 (zero) is correct.

Model Year 1948-1958 (5 digit)

XXXXX: 356, 356 A

Show 1948-1958 cars

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

Show 1959-1968 cars

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

Show 1968 cars

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

Show 1969 cars

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

Show 1970-1979 cars

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

Show 1980 cars

Model Year 1981-... (17 character VIN)

Porsche VIN decoder — Positions 8 and 12 carry the model information in the Porsche VIN. For example, 951 is the internal code of the Porsche 944 Turbo.© Stuttcars.com

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)
918
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-...
986 - Boxster 1997-2004
987 - Boxster/Cayman 2005-2012
991 - 911 2011-2018
992 - 911 2019-2025
993 - 911 1993-1997
996 - 911 1997-2004
997 - 911 2004-2011
9PA - Cayenne 955 (2002-2007), 957 (2007-2010)
92A - Cayenne 958 (2010-2018
9YA - Cayenne 9YA (2018-...)
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)
D - Bratislava VW factory (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 Roadster/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 airbags
2 - front airbags only
E - no side airbags
F - also side airbags
7: 9 - up to MY2009
A - starting with MY2010
8–––12: Porsche model number or internal model number:
11 - 911 (G-model)
18 - 918
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-...)
86 - 986 (Boxster 1997-2004)
87 - 987 (Boxster/Cayman 2005-2012)
91 - 991 (911 2011-2018)
92 - 992 (911 2019-2025)
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 (2010-2018)
YA - Cayenne 9YA (2018-...)
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)
D - Bratislava VW factory (Cayenne)
1314151617: Serial number. First number might indicate modification.

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