Model 1959-1968 (6 digit)
1XXXXX / 2XXXXX |
356 B, 356 C |
30XXXX |
901, 911 Coupe, 911 S Coupe, 911 R |
31XXXX / 32XXXX | 911 S Coupe |
33XXXX | 911 Targa |
35XXXX | 912 Coupe |
45XXXX | 912 Coupé with body built at Karmann factory |
50XXXX | 911 Targa, 911 S Targa |
55XXXX | 912 Targa |
Model 1968 (8 digit)
1 / 2 |
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 |
5 6 7 8 |
Serial number |
Model 1969 (9 digit)
1 2 |
11 - 911 / 12 - 912 |
3 |
Model year: 8 - 1969 |
4 |
0 - 912 1 - 911T 2 - 911E 3 - 911S |
5 |
0 (or 2) - Coupé 1 (or 2) Targa |
6 7 8 9 |
Serial number |
Model 1970-1979 (10 digit)
1 2 3 |
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 |
7 8 9 10 |
Serial number |
Model 1980 (10 character)
1 2 - - 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 |
7 8 9 10 |
Serial number |
914/4
1 2 |
47 - 914/4 |
3 |
Model year: 0 - 1970 etc |
4 5 |
29 - Body built by Karmann in Osnabrück (all were) |
6 7 8 9 10 |
Serial number |
Model 1981 - ... (17 character VIN) - Europe / Rest of World
1 |
W - Germany (until 1989 West Germany) |
2 |
P - Porsche |
3 |
0 - sports car or Panamera, 1 - Cayenne |
4 5 6 |
ZZZ - Europe / Rest of World |
7 8 - - - 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 / Rest of World |
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) |
12 13 14 15 16 17 | Serial number. First number might indicate modification. |
Model 1981 - ... (17 character VIN) - USA/Canada
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 9 10 11 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) |
12 13 14 15 16 17 | Serial number. First number might indicate modification. |