[B5in]

Where is the Passat Built? Is it built in Germany, if so, what city?

 

[bertj]

My Passat SE pdi 2001 Estate (Wagon or Variant in USA) was built in Emden, Germany. If you want to find out where yours was built go to
http://www.autobaza.pl/ab/en/web/productaa0100 and type in your VIN.

 

[YetAnother20V]

That autobaza can't decode my vin :crazy:

 

[Altair 4]

All Passats imported to the US are from Germany. Either Mosel (eastern Germany)or Emden (on the North Sea).

 

[bertj]

That autobaza can't decode my vin :crazy:

Are USA VIN's different to European VIN's? Autobaza has always worked on VW VIN's in our family (In the UK).

 

[Joules]

i checked on another website's vin decoder.

my passat was made in brazil???

 

[nelamvr6]

If the first letter in your VIN is a "W" then it was made in Germany.

 

[Joules]

oh....i guess it was assembled in brazil?

 

[turtle]

11th digit of the VIN, a letter E, W, or P appearing just before the last six digits that are the sequential chassis production number.
E = Emden
W = Wolfsburg
P = Mosel

10th digit is model year
W = 1998
X = 1999
Y = 2000
1 = 2001
2 = 2002

 

[Joules]

oh, i see. thanks!!

but how come so many sites say that P = Brazil? and that the 11th digit is the manufacturing plant or assembly plant? :???:

just wondering

 

[turtle]

Proof is don't believe everything on the www.
My source is the Service Manual by Bentley Publishers
Key word they use to describe it is "Factory"

 

[fishboston]

Autobaza is in Polish?

KRAJ POCHODZENIA NIEMCY
PRODUCENT VOLKSWAGEN
SERIA PASSAT GLS 4DR
SILNIK 4 CYL 2.0L 115 HP
SYSTEM BEZPIECZEŃSTWA DR/PASS AIRBAG+SD ARBG FRNT-DR/PASS
MODEL PASSAT
LICZBA KONTROLNA WYNIK DOSTĘPNY W WERSJI KOMERCYJNEJ
ROK MODELOWY WYNIK DOSTĘPNY W WERSJI KOMERCYJNEJ
MIEJSCE MONTAŻU MOSEL, GERMANY
NUMER SERYJNY WYNIK DOSTĘPNY W WERSJI KOMERCYJNEJ

Not sure what it all means but it looks like mine was made in Mosel

 

[mstrplnr]

Proof is don't believe everything on the www.
My source is the Service Manual by Bentley Publishers
Key word they use to describe it is "Factory"

That's for sure. The site said my car had a 2.0L engine.