Lotus Cars -
VIN Decoder
The 17 digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for a Lotus can be found in the following places: i) inside the front services compartment, ii) on the front windscreen and iii) stamped on the chassis vertical to the rear offside wheel.
|
VIN |
S |
C |
C |
V |
C |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
H |
L |
8 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
|
Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Lotus Cars - Position 1-2-3 World Manufacturer Identifier - WMI
Position 1-2-3, value = "SCC"
Lotus Elise - 1996 to 1997
Position 14, value = "0"
Lotus Elise - 1998 Onwards
Position 13, value = "3"
Lotus Espirit / Turbo - 1986 to 1997
Position 4, value = "F"
Position 4, value = "C"
Lotus Espirit / Turbo - 1998 to 2004
Position 6-7-8, value = "082"
Lotus Elan
Position 4, value = "G"
Position 4-5-6, value =100
Lotus Exige 2000 Onwards
Position 13, value = "8"
Position 9 - Check Digit
Position 10 - Model Year
Position 11 - Assembly Plant
H - Hethel
B - Shah Alam
Position 14-15-16-17 - Vehicle Serial Number
| Code |
Year |
Code |
Year |
Code |
Year |
Code |
Year |
| A = |
1980 |
L = |
1990 |
Y = |
2000 |
A = |
2010 |
| B = |
1981 |
M = |
1991 |
1 = |
2001 |
B = |
2011 |
| C = |
1982 |
N = |
1992 |
2 = |
2002 |
C = |
2012 |
| D = |
1983 |
P = |
1993 |
3 = |
2003 |
D = |
2013 |
| E = |
1984 |
R = |
1994 |
4 = |
2004 |
E = |
2014 |
| F = |
1985 |
S = |
1995 |
5 = |
2005 |
F = |
2015 |
| G = |
1986 |
T = |
1996 |
6 = |
2006 |
G = |
2016 |
| H = |
1987 |
V = |
1997 |
7 = |
2007 |
H = |
2017 |
| J = |
1988 |
W = |
1998 |
8 = |
2008 |
J = |
2018 |
| K = |
1989 |
X = |
1999 |
9 = |
2009 |
K = |
2019 |
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