The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is your Toyota’s legal identifier, and is applied to your car during production.
Each VIN is unique, and is usually a 17-character code made up of letters and numbers, and reveals important details about your vehicle. As well as containing information on the time and place of your car’s creation, it also contains information about its specification and design.
First introduced in 1954, Vehicle Identification Numbers are an important component in determining the history and identity of a vehicle, particularly when combined with the car’s DVLA licence plate and V5 or V5C documents.
While licence plates can be altered, the car’s VIN remains unchanged, and therefore is the primary identification number for your Toyota.
How to locate your Vehicle Identification Number
In most modern Toyota cars, you’ll find a visible Vehicle Identification Number through a special cut-out at the bottom of the windscreen. Additional VINs are printed on tamper-proof stickers located just inside the shut line of the front nearside door. Earlier models may have a metal plate instead of a sticker.
The VIN is repeated on the vehicle’s chassis, stamped into the metal floor of the car under the right-hand (driver’s side) front seat. It’s usually visible through a small flap, deliberately cut into the vehicle’s carpet.
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Of course, there are some important exceptions to the rule…
These include the four-door Hilux pick-up – in which the tamper-proof sticker is mounted just inside the nearside rear door, and the five-door Aygo – in which it is applied to the body just inside the offside rear door shut.
Decoding your Vehicle Identification Number
Although there are exceptions to the rule, the first three digits of the Vehicle Identification Number usually refer to the country of manufacture, the vehicle maker and the vehicle type.
For example, if you check the first letter of the code, ‘J’ references Japan, ‘S’ references England, while ‘V’ identifies France. Turkey gets an ‘N’, while Thailand and South Africa (where some of our Hilux vehicles are produced) get an ‘M’ and ‘A’ respectively.
The second letter is usually ‘T’, which describes Toyota, the third describes which group of cars (or sometimes which chassis type) the vehicle sits on.
The next six numbers reference the car’s body style, engine and gearbox, while the remaining eight is a combination unique to the car, listing the year the car was made, the factory it was produced in and where it came in the production process.
For more on your VIN, please contact your nearest dealer, or visit toyota.co.uk/mytoyota
please provide me with Full report for this VIN (JTMAUBBJ2N4012905)
Hi Raghib,
Thank you for your question.
Please could you specify exactly what you would like to know, and email in to cr@toyota.co.uk with your query.
We should be able to assist you further.
Many thanks,
Toyota UK
Me puede verificar esta serie 3TMCZ5AN3NM479898
Motor 2GR P661229 me han dicho que no le corresponde al vehículo
Hi Moisés,
Thank you for your question.
We can confirm that the VIN provided does not correspond with the Motor 2GR. However, we cannot confirm any more through our magazine.
Please contact Toyota España for further details: https://www.toyota.es/
Many thanks,
Toyota UK
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Me puede verificar esta serie ZT1BU4EEX******* el motor es número 2ZRK40****
Hi Hansel,
Thank you for your question.
We can confirm that your car does not have a UK specification. Therefore we can not verify your VIN for you.
Please refer to your local Toyota centre, who should be able to assist you.
Many thanks,
Toyota UK
I want the vehicle number of a Toyota Grand ACE, year 2025. THANK YOU
Hi Surachai,
Thank you very much for your question.
In most modern Toyota cars, you’ll find a visible Vehicle Identification Number through a special cut-out at the bottom of the windscreen. Additional VINs are printed on tamper-proof stickers located just inside the shut line of the front nearside door. Earlier models may have a metal plate instead of a sticker.
The VIN is repeated on the vehicle’s chassis, stamped into the metal floor of the car under the right-hand (driver’s side) front seat. It’s usually visible through a small flap, deliberately cut into the vehicle’s carpet.
For more information, please contact your local Toyota dealer: https://www.toyota.co.uk/
Many thanks,
Toyota UK
Hi I have imported Toyota Estima. And I am looking to get few parts e.g Drive Belt, pulley, water pump kit and timing belt/chain. But due to not having the VIN number I can’t get the parts or I don’t know if it will be the right part for my car or not. Frame no is AHR20-7047026. Could you help me out please.
Many Thanks
Hello Syed,
Thank you for your query. Common places where the VIN is usually located in the following locations:
– Inside the driver’s door
– Under the driver’s seat
– On the engine block
However, as the vehicle is an import this may not be accurate.
Many thanks,
Toyota UK
Hola quisiera saber donde encontrar el vin de mi auto station wagon 1997 solo tengo una placa con 12 números de serie o frame se me borraron las pegatinas de la puerta
Good morning Jose,
Thank you for your query.
Please could you clarify if your vehicle was sold in the UK?
Many thanks,
Toyota