When purchasing a vehicle, especially from abroad, we should check the VIN number of the car we have decided to buy, to avoid unpleasant surprises in this will help the Citroen VIN Decoder. As you know, the VIN number is a unique number identifying the vehicle. In this short, 17-digit code, a lot of important information is hidden, such as: country of manufacture, model year, drive type, engine version, equipment options.

Often it turns out that when buying an “accident-free” car, we actually purchased a vehicle that had serious damage or was completely wrecked. In addition to the history of damage to our vehicle, we can also find out other important information, such as country of origin or original paint colour. That is why it is so important to check the VIN number. Citroen VIN decoder will allow us to check whether the current equipment is original and whether the paint colour of the vehicle matches. It often turns out that originally the car was for example black, and for some reason was repainted in a different colour. Such a change may suggest a serious accident.

Citroen VIN decoder – fill in the form

Remember that before you buy, check the history of the vehicle. You do this by typing the VIN Number Citroen below:

The VIN number was first used in 1954 in the United States, but each manufacturer used a different format. It was not until 1981 that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States standardised the format. Cars sold should include a 17-character VIN that does not contain the letter I (I), O (o) or P (q) (to avoid confusion with the numbers 1 and 0).

If you do not know where the VIN is in Citroen use our short instructional text, and if you still have problems visit the main page of our service and there search for the Citroen model you are interested in, you will certainly find it in our database, which is large and contains many popular models such as C4, C3, C2, C1.