World Manufacturer Identifier · ISO 3780

WVW

Volkswagen

Built in Germany

What WMI WVW means

The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code WVW is assigned to Volkswagen, with the country of manufacture Germany.

So any 17-character VIN that begins with WVW was produced by Volkswagen:

WVWZZZ0000000000000

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Decode the full VIN

The WMI only identifies the maker. To read the year, engine, plant and serial number, decode the complete 17-digit VIN with our free tool — then check which ECU it uses and what tuning services (DPF, EGR, AdBlue, DTC off, Stage) are available.

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Other Volkswagen WMI codes

1V19DW

Other manufacturers in Germany

W06 · CadillacW0L · OpelWA1 · Audi SUVWAG · NeoplanWAP · AlpinaWAU · AudiWB1 · BMWWBA · BMWWBS · BMW MWBX · BMWWBY · BMWWD0 · DodgeWD1 · DodgeWD2 · Dodge

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