Vehicle Registration Years

• The charts below can be used to quickly check the vehicles ‘original’ year of issue.
• There are 3 registered formats.
• Remember: You cant make a vehicle ‘look’ younger than it actually is.

Suffix Letter Identifier

SUFFIX	YEAR OF RELEASE
A	1963
B	1964
C	1965
D	1966
E	1967
F	1967
G	1968
H	1969
J	1970
K	1971
L	1972
M	1973
N	1974
P	1975
R	1976
S	1977
T	1978
V	1979
W	1980
X	1981
Y	1982

Prefix Letter Identifier

PREFIX	YEAR OF RELEASE
A	1983
B	1984
C	1985
D	1986
E	1987
F	1988
G	1989
H	1990
J	1991
K	1992
L	1993
M	1994
N	1995
P	1996
R	1997
S	1998
T	1999
V	1999
W	2000
X	2000
Y	2001

New Number Identifier

DIGITS	YEAR OF RELEASE
00	NEVER RELEASED
01	NEVER RELEASED
51	2001 Second Half
02	2002 First Half
52	2002 Second Half
03	2003 First Half
53	2003 Second Half
04	2004 First Half
54	2004 Second Half
05	2005 First Half
55	2005 Second Half
06	2006 First Half
56	2006 Second Half
07	2007 First Half
57	2007 Second Half
08	2008 First Half
58	2008 Second Half
09	2009 First Half
59	2009 Second Half
10	2010 First Half
60	2010 Second Half
11	2011 First Half
61	2011 Second Half
12	2012 First Half
62	2012 Second Half
13	2013 First Half
63	2013 Second Half
14	2014 First Half
64	2014 Second Half
15	2015 First Half
65	2015 Second Half
16	2016 First Half
66	2016 Second Half
17	2017 First Half
67	2017 Second Half
18	2018 First Half
68	2018 Second Half

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