Built in which country?

[Umai Naa!!]

How accurate is that decoder?

It says my Mk6 09 is a Mk5 built in 1980

Correct. The decoder hasn't accounted for the fact that the year model indicator in the VIN has done full circle. We're now using the letter 'A' to indicate a 2010 model.

[Mk6 GTI]

Hi Guys,


Does the 10th Character indicate build year? or does it just indicate MY10?


Mines says A.. so does that mean 2010 build? or just MY10?

Because that decoder say 1980 LoL

Cheers!

[Tim]

as mentioned above. when VW got to 9 they started over again from A which has already been used for the year 1980 id say most simple VIN decoders will have the same issue

[Mk6 GTI]

as mentioned above. when VW got to 9 they started over again from A which has already been used for the year 1980

Yep, I understand that. But my question is, does this character indicate MY10 (Version) or Build Year?

As we know MY10 could also mean a Build year of 2009 or 2010. I am trying to determine if i have a 2009 build or 2010 build car..??

Cheers!

[Tim]

Yep, I understand that. But my question is, does this character indicate MY10 (Version) or Build Year?

As we know MY10 could also mean a Build year of 2009 or 2010. I am trying to determine if i have a 2009 build or 2010 build car..??

Cheers!

oohhhh sorry doing 16 things at once
that indicates model year. Build month/year is usually stamped on a plate in your engine bay.

[Corey_R]

It's funny that this thread should come up now, cause on the weekend a mate and I were out looking for cars for him. He noticed an Audi A3 demonstrator on sale and went up and looked at the price and was quite shocked out how much more expensive it was than the Golf. He asked the Audi sales guy what are the differences which attributes to the higher price and the sales man couldn't come up with any features or options on the A3 which weren't on the Golf....

So he then said, well, the A3 is made in Germany whereas the Golf is made in South Africa. To which I corrected him to say that the MK6 hatch is actually made in Wolfsburg. He wouldn't believe me though, he kept saying "well how can they make them that cheap if they're made in Germany, it's just not possible". hehe, silly Audi

[Golf_TSI]

Same as result from waffecaust

My MK6 according to the VIN decoder is MK5

Is this decoder correct or do I get the wrong car

[Allegiance]

Same as result from waffecaust

My MK6 according to the VIN decoder is MK5

Is this decoder correct or do I get the wrong car

I'm pretty sure you could visually tell the difference.

[MariusGT]

I'm pretty sure you could visually tell the difference.

Oh dear.....

That is up there with some of the funniest stuff I have read on here...

Made me snort like a pig before laughing out loud.

NICE!

[Tim]

thats interesting. Is a mk6 VIN something along the lines of WVWZZZ1KZAW###### ?

Because 1K is a mk5 platform car. So technically a mk6 is actually a variant of mk5 if you look at it that way.

All the other generations had their own platforms. 17 was a mk1, 19 was a mk2, 1H was mk3, 1J was mk4, 1K is mk5