Holden VIN Decoder Australia

What each character on a Holden VIN means, from a VT Commodore to a Colorado.

Holdens in our data
551,077
Holdens in our data
Characters that identify the model
5 characters
identify the model
Last updated
Oct 2026
last updated

Check a Holden

Finance, stolen, written-off and odometer checks.

Please provide a valid Rego or VIN.
Please select a state.
Average rating of 4.9/5 on ProductReview.com.au

How to read a Holden VIN

Take a 2010 Commodore. Its VIN starts 6G1EK, and those five characters are the useful part: 6G1 is Holden in Australia, and EK a VE Commodore. Character 10 adds the model year, an A for 2010. The rest is unique to one car, so it's painted out here.

Commodore (VE) · VIN plate

6G1EK PAINTED OUT 1234567891011121314151617 1 2 3 4 5 6
  1. Characters 1 to 3: Maker and country (6G1 is Holden, Australia)
  2. Characters 4 and 5: Model and series
  3. Characters 6 to 8: More vehicle details
  4. Character 9: A check digit only on Holdens built here from the VY on
  5. Character 10: Model year
  6. Characters 11 to 17: Plant and serial number

Characters 1 to 5

Maker, country, model and series. 6G1 is a Holden built in Australia; KL3 one built in Korea, MMU one from Thailand and W0L one from Germany.

Characters 9 and 10

Character 10 is the model year: within a year of the build year on 99% of the 12,764 Holdens we checked. Character 9 is a check digit on Holdens built here from the VY Commodore on (6G1), but not on older or most imported ones, so it checked out on 58% of them.

Characters 11 to 17

Plant and serial number. Unique to one car, so never shown.

A Holden build plate (illustration)

The VIN gives the model year, not the build date

On a Holden, the 10th character is the model year, the same as on a US car. In October 2026 we checked 12,764 Holdens against their build dates, and it was within a year of the build year on 99% of them. The model year is not the build date, though: that is on the build plate, and in every Carify VIN check.

Commodore VIN patterns

On a VT or VX, characters 4 and 5 spell the series. From the VY on, character 4 is the series' last letter: Y, Z, E and F. These are the Commodore's most common patterns.

Pattern Generation Built Cars in our data
VT 1997 to 2000 7,437
VX 2000 to 2002 10,306
VY 2002 to 2004 16,766
VZ Also used on the Crewman 2004 to 2007 21,603
VE 2006 to 2012 9,655
VE 2007 to 2012 63,145
VF 2013 to 2017 21,696
VF 2013 to 2017 10,197

Plus 30 less common patterns. Built: the middle 90% of build years, from 7,586 decoded cars. Updated Oct 2026.

Commodore (VE) · where to find the VIN
Line drawing of a Holden Commodore sedan (VE), numbered where the VIN is
  1. A flap cut in the carpet at the front of the driver's seat, folded back to show the VIN on the floor beneath
    1  Under the driver's seatDriver's side. Lift the carpet flap at the front of the seat.
  2. The VIN tag on top of the dashboard at the base of the windscreen, passenger side, seen from outside
    2  Base of the windscreenPassenger side. Read it from outside.
  3. The body and option plate riveted to the inner guard beside the air filter box, on the passenger side of the engine bay
    3  Under the bonnetPassenger side, on the build plate beside the air filter box.

Locations from Holden's Australian owner's manual for the Commodore (VE).

Other popular Holdens

The Holdens we see most after the Commodore, and the patterns that identify them.

  • Colorado

    and 2 more

    • RC 2008 to 2011
    • RG 2012 to 2019

    From 1,462 decoded cars

  • Cruze

    and 4 more

    • JG 2009 to 2015
    • JH 2011 to 2016

    From 1,235 decoded cars

  • Captiva

    and 3 more

    • CG 2007 to 2017

    From 798 decoded cars

  • Astra

    and 7 more

    • TS 2000 to 2005
    • AH 2005 to 2009
    • BK 2016 to 2019

    From 538 decoded cars

Other makes

About these numbers: generations and build years come from 12,764 Holdens decoded from factory records, one per VIN. Build years show the middle 90% of each pattern, and patterns with fewer than 30 decoded cars are left out. Updated October 2026.