Peugeot VIN Decoder

Decode any Peugeot VIN free in seconds. Enter the 17-character vehicle identification number from your Peugeot into the decoder above and get the model, year, engine family, trim, factory options, plant of origin, and recall status instantly, with no sign-up and no credit card.

Peugeot has not sold new cars in the United States since 1991, so if you’re decoding a Peugeot VIN today, there’s a good chance the car is registered in Europe, Africa, or another right- or left-hand-drive market outside North America, or it’s an older US-titled car imported or held onto from before the brand’s US withdrawal. This page is built to work for both cases: the modern ISO VIN format used on every Peugeot built since the early 1980s, and a note on what to expect from the handful of Peugeots still carrying old US-market paperwork.

This page is the Peugeot VIN hub. Below you’ll find Peugeot-specific WMI codes, the brand’s main assembly plants, a position-by-position guide to reading a Peugeot VIN, where to find the VIN on your car, and direct links to VIN decoders for individual models.

About Peugeot

Peugeot is one of the oldest continuously operating vehicle brands in the world, and its roots go back further than the automobile itself. The Peugeot family business was founded in 1810 near Sochaux in eastern France, originally as a steel foundry making saw blades, tools, and coffee grinders. The company moved into bicycles in the 1880s, and in 1889 Armand Peugeot built the Peugeot Type 2, a steam-powered three-wheeler that is recognized as one of the earliest production motor vehicles ever made; a gasoline-engined Peugeot followed in 1890. Armand Peugeot formally established the Société des Automobiles Peugeot in 1896.

Peugeot sold cars in the United States for decades, including the 504, 505, and 405 sedans and wagons, before withdrawing from the US market entirely in the summer of 1991. Slumping sales (down to roughly 2,240 units in the first seven months of that year), a shrinking dealer network, rising compliance costs, and a reliability reputation that couldn’t compete with Japanese and domestic rivals all played a role. The 405 Mi16 is generally considered the last new Peugeot officially sold in America. Peugeot has periodically discussed a US return but has not re-entered the market as of this writing.

Peugeot’s legal headquarters sits in Poissy, near Paris, with its historic industrial home still in Sochaux, France, where the company has built cars since 1912. Peugeot is part of Stellantis, the multinational group formed in January 2021 when France’s PSA Group, Peugeot’s parent (also home to Citroen and DS), merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. That makes Peugeot a corporate sibling to Opel and Vauxhall, the German and British badges covered elsewhere on this site: all four brands, along with Citroen, Fiat, and Jeep, now sit under the same Stellantis roof, and increasingly share platforms such as CMP and STLA across badges. Peugeot’s own manufacturing footprint spans Sochaux and Mulhouse in France, Trnava in Slovakia, Vigo in Spain, and Kenitra in Morocco, which opened in 2019 to build the 208.

Peugeot WMI codes (positions 1-3)

The first three characters of your VIN, the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI), tell you who built the vehicle and where. The WMI is assigned by SAE International on behalf of ISO. Per NHTSA’s vPIC database, the following WMI is registered to Automobiles Peugeot:

Unlike brands that register a separate WMI per assembly country, Peugeot uses VF3 as its sole car WMI whether the vehicle was built in Sochaux, Trnava, Vigo, or Kenitra; the 11th VIN character (assembly plant) is what actually tells you where the car came from. NHTSA’s registry also lists a separate WMI, VGA, for Peugeot Motorcycles, a reminder that the “Peugeot” name still covers two-wheelers as well as cars. If your Peugeot VIN begins with an unlisted WMI, it may indicate a rebadge, a parts-bin engine donor from a related Stellantis brand, or a data-entry error. Decode the full VIN with the tool above to confirm. Older US-market Peugeots from the 1980s may carry a WMI that predates today’s registry and won’t return a match in modern lookup tools; that’s expected for a car built decades before Peugeot’s current WMI structure was standardized.

How to read a Peugeot VIN: position by position

Every Peugeot VIN built to the modern standard uses the ISO 3779 17-character format, the same international standard used worldwide, including in the US and EU. The 17 characters split into three blocks:

Here is what each position means specifically on a Peugeot:

Positions 1-3: World Manufacturer Identifier

See the WMI table above. Because Peugeot consolidates its global car production under one WMI, the country code at position 1 reflects where Peugeot is registered as a manufacturer, not necessarily where your individual car was assembled.

Positions 4-8: Vehicle Descriptor Section (VDS)

This block encodes the model line, body style, restraint system, and often the engine family. On current Peugeot VINs, this section distinguishes CMP- and STLA-platform models (208, 2008, 3008, 5008) from older, PSA-era platforms, and it’s shared in structure with Peugeot’s Stellantis siblings, Citroen and Opel/Vauxhall.

Position 9: Check digit

The check digit is the most important single character in any VIN. It is calculated from the other 16 characters using a fixed weighting table and modulo-11 math. If even one character of a Peugeot VIN is mistyped, the check digit will not match, and any compliant decoder or registration lookup will flag the VIN as invalid.

Position 10: Model year

The 10th character maps to a model year on a 30-year cycle. This is a universal ISO convention used worldwide, not a country-specific rule. Skim the chart below to translate yours:

The letters I, O, and Q are never used in any VIN, including Peugeot, because they look too similar to the digits 1 and 0.

Position 11: Assembly plant

The single character at position 11 identifies the specific factory. Peugeot’s main current plants include Sochaux and Mulhouse in France, Trnava in Slovakia, Vigo in Spain, and Kenitra in Morocco. Because plant-code letters have shifted across the PSA and Stellantis ownership eras, decode the full VIN with the tool above for a precise plant read on your specific car rather than relying on a fixed letter chart.

Positions 12-17: Serial number

The final six characters are the production sequence number stamped on your specific Peugeot as it rolled off the line. Combined with the previous 11 characters, this makes every Peugeot VIN globally unique.

Where to find the VIN on a Peugeot

You can find your Peugeot VIN in several places. The windscreen and door pillar are the easiest to read; the others are useful when one of those labels has been damaged or replaced.

• Lower corner of the windscreen, visible from outside the car
• VIN plate on the driver’s side door frame or door pillar
• Stamped into the engine bay, typically near the suspension turret or bulkhead
• Your national vehicle registration document (carte grise in France, or the equivalent in your country)
• Peugeot’s own vehicle records via a franchised dealer

If your Peugeot was built before 1981, the chassis number is shorter than 17 characters and follows an older, pre-ISO format; this applies to many of the classic 504, 505, and earlier models that once sold in the US. For pre-1981 vehicles, use our classic car VIN decoder guide.

Check Peugeot recalls and safety information

Peugeot is a France-registered manufacturer, so vehicle type approval runs through French and EU authorities, currently the Centre National de Reception des Vehicules (CNRV), under France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition. Consumer-facing safety recalls, including for cars, are published on RappelConso, the French government’s official recall portal, and are also mirrored through the EU Safety Gate system for vehicles sold across the bloc. The fastest way to check a specific Peugeot:

1. Decode the VIN with the tool above to confirm the model and model year
2. Cross-reference your vehicle against the RappelConso recall database, France’s official consumer product and vehicle recall portal
3. Review any open safety actions and contact your nearest Peugeot dealer or authorised repairer for a free repair

Recalls are repaired free of charge by the manufacturer regardless of the vehicle’s age or ownership history.

Frequently asked questions

How do I decode my Peugeot VIN?

Type the 17-character VIN from your Peugeot’s windscreen, door pillar plate, or vehicle registration document into the decoder at the top of this page. Results return in seconds and include make, model, model year, body style, engine family, transmission, plant of origin, and open recall information. No registration is required.

Where is the VIN on my Peugeot?

The two easiest spots are the lower corner of the windscreen (visible from outside the car) and the VIN plate on the driver’s side door pillar. You’ll also find it printed on your national vehicle registration document if either physical label has worn away or been replaced.

Is Peugeot sold in the United States?

No. Peugeot withdrew from the US market in 1991 after decades of declining sales, and it has not returned as a new-car brand since. Peugeots you’ll find on US roads today are either older cars registered before the withdrawal or vehicles privately imported later, often under the 25-year import rule.

Is the Peugeot VIN decoder free?

Yes. VinDecoderPlus decodes every Peugeot VIN free of charge with no sign-up or credit card. Full vehicle history reports, including ownership records, accident history, and mileage history, are available as an optional paid upgrade.

What does the VIN tell me about my Peugeot?

A VIN decode confirms the original factory configuration of your Peugeot: model, year, body style, engine, transmission, trim level, factory options, and country of origin. It does not record the vehicle’s current mileage, inspection history, or ownership chain. For a full ownership and accident history report, use a paid vehicle history check.

Can a Peugeot VIN be faked or cloned?

The 17 characters themselves can be retyped, but the check digit at position 9 makes silent tampering nearly impossible: any single-character change breaks the math. If you suspect a cloned VIN on a used Peugeot you’re considering, our guide how to check if a car is stolen by VIN walks through the next steps.

Decode any Peugeot VIN free

Type your 17-character Peugeot VIN into the decoder at the top of this page and get a full breakdown instantly. To learn more about VIN structure in general, see our guides:

• How to read a VIN number
• What every character in a VIN means
• Classic car VIN decoder (pre-1981)
• VIN decoder vs. vehicle history report