Porsche VIN numbers


The ISO standard VIN was introduced for the Porsche model year 1981.
VINs consist of 17 characters and for Porsche can be decoded as follows:-

Vehicle Specification for USA etc (positions 4, 5 and 6)

VIN has been implemented differently in two regions, they consist of the following countries:-
USA etc. = USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Switzerland.
RoW = Rest of world.
Vehicle Specification for "USA etc" is a 3 character code giving details of the body type, engine, seatbelts and airbags fitted.

Examples of Model Type codes (positions 7,8 and 12)


  • Cayenne = 9PA then 92A
  • Panamera = 970
  • Boxster = 986, 987, 981, A82
  • Cayman = 987, 981, A82
  • Carrera GT = 980
  • 911 = 901, 930, 964, 993, 996, 997, 991
  • A91 = 991.2
  • 924 = 924
  • 924 Turbo = 931
  • 924 Carrera GT/GTS/GTR = 937
  • 928 = 928
  • 944 = 944
  • 944 Turbo = 951
  • 959 = 959
  • 968 = 968

Year Codes (position 10)

CodeYear---CodeYear---CodeYear---CodeYear--
L1990Y2000A2010L2020
B1981M199112001B2011--
C1982N199222002C2012--
D1983P199332003D2013--
E1984R199442004E2014--
F1985S199552005F2015--
G1986T199662006G2016--
H1987V199772007H2017--
J1988W199882008J2018--
K1989X199992009K2019--

Factory Codes (position 11)

CodeFactoryNotesModels Produced
S Zuffenhausen - GermanyIncludes occasional production from Weissach.All 911s. Minority of 986 Boxsters, 987 Boxster/Cayman and 981 Boxster. 549 of the 1991 944s,
as well as all 924 Carrera GTS/GTR. Majority of 968s.
NNeckarsulm - Germany.Audi factory.Majority of 924 and 944s. Minority of 1992 968s.
LLeipzig - Germany.All Cayenne, Panamera and Carrera GT.
UUusikaupunki - Finland.Valmet Automotive factory.Majority of 986 Boxsters and 987 Boxster/Cayman.
KOsnabrück - Germany.VW factory, ex-Karmann, hence the "K"All 981 Caymans. Majority of 981 Boxsters.
DBratislava - Slovakia.VW factory.Cayennes.

Model Configuration Code (position 13)

A leading "0" usually means standard coupé, for the RoW markets. For the 944 and 968, US cars are usually identified by a leading "5". 944 convertibles have a leading "3" or "8". Sometimes this model code extends into the 14th digit, such as for the 968 CS which had chassis numbers beginning with "15".

Examples

WP0ZZZ94ZFN40**** a 944.
WP0ZZZ98Z7U770439**** a Cayman
WP0ZZZ92ZGN40**** a 924S.
WP1ZZZ9PZ8LA7**** a Cayenne.
WP0ZZZ96ZRS81**** a 968.
WP0ZZZ99Z5S73**** a 911.
WP0ZZZ97ZAL08**** a Panamera.
WP0ZZZ98Z4L00**** a Carrera GT.
WP0ZZZ98Z8U72**** a Boxster S.
WP0ZZZ99Z5S76**** a 911 C2S Convertible.
WP0ZZZ99Z2S64**** a 911 C4 convertible.
WP1AF2A51FLB9**** a Macan Turbo
WPOZZZ95ZJS90**** a 959
WP1ZZZ9YZLDA3**** a Cayenne E-hybrid
WP0ZZZ99ZKS12**** a Targa 4 GTS

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