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Jaguar X350 (XJ - all variants - 2003 to 2010)
1. Jaguar X350 Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)
The X350 VIN is based on the modern VIN system which was introduced in 1998. It is made up of 17 characters, detailed below, each of which are the equivalent of DNA, so (in theory) given a specific VIN, you should be able to visualise a Jaguar (or Daimler) just be asking for the VIN, paint and trim codes!
Below is a link to a table of X350 VIN codes, allowing you to decipher the VIN of any X350. This is followed by an explanation of the character meanings and how to work out how Jaguar arrived at the check digit for each individual car.
How to read a Jaguar X350 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Character Meanings:
Characters 1 - 3 denote the manufacturer.
1. Country of Manufacture
2. Vehicle Manufacturer
3. Marque
NB: The above 3 letter prefix was added to all Jaguar and Daimler cars from 1981.Some sources state that the first 3 characters, together, denote the "world manufacturer identification code" SAJ for Jaguar Cars Ltd, Coventry, and that these do not break down individually. Other sources break the 3 digits down as displayed here, hence the repetition of "Marque"
Characters 4 - 11 carry information about the vehicles specification
4. Market and Airbag Specification
5. Transmission and Steering
6 & 7. Body (now represented by a two digit code)
8. Emission
9. Check Digit*
10. Model Year
11. Engine
Characters 12 - 17 are a 5 digit serial number unique to each individual car, and preceded by a letter which relates to a model within a year range.
12. Model Specific Letter which precedes the sequential production number, and falls within a given year range.
13-17. Sequential production number - unique to each car and allocated in production order, regardless of specification etc
*Check Digit - Explanation and Calculation
The ninth character in the modern VIN is a "check digit" and ALL manufacturers follow the same formula for arriving at the check digit! The formula is given below:
1. Assign to each letter of the VIN its mathematical value, as detailed below. (Numbers used in the VIN remain unchanged and retain their own value.) All 17 characters are included in the calculation, with the exception of the check digit.
| A - 1 | J - 1 | S - 2 |
| B - 2 | K - 2 | T - 3 |
| C - 3 | L - 3 | U - 4 |
| D - 4 | M - 4 | V - 5 |
| E - 5 | N - 5 | W - 6 |
| F - 6 | O - 6 | X - 7 |
| G - 7 | P - 7 | Y - 8 |
| H - 8 | R - 9 | Z - 9 |
2. Each number allocated above is then multiplied by the “VIN position value”. (In other words, the position which the original character holds within the VIN is given a value, as detailed below. The two numbers, thus arrived at, are then multiplied together.)
| 1st position character value = 8 | 10th position character value = 9 |
| 2nd position character value = 7 | 11th position character value = 8 |
| 3rd position character value = 6 | 12th position character value = 7 |
| 4th position character value = 5 | 13th position character value = 6 |
| 5th position character value = 4 | 14th position character value = 5 |
| 6th position character value = 3 | 15th position character value = 4 |
| 7th position character value = 2 | 16th position character value = 3 |
| 8th position character value = 10 | 17th position character value = 2 |
| 9th position excluded = check digit |
3. When all sixteen pairs of numbers have been multiplied together, the answers are then added together to provide one total value.
4. The total value arrived at is then divided by 11
5. The remainder (after division of the total by 11) is the check digit. It will be a single digit from 0 through to 9 - or if the remainder is 10, it is given the value X
Example:
SAJAC13D4YK F16799
| Column 1 VIN |
Column 2 VIN value x VIN position value |
Column 3 Sum of Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| S | 2 x 8 | 16 |
| A | 1 x 7 | 7 |
| J | 1 x 6 | 6 |
| A | 1 x 5 | 5 |
| C | 3 x 4 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 x 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 x 2 | 6 |
| D | 4 x 10 | 40 |
| 4 | check digit | excluded |
| Y | 8 x 9 | 72 |
| K | 2 x 8 | 16 |
| F | 6 x 7 | 42 |
| 1 | 1 x 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 x 5 | 30 |
| 7 | 7 x 4 | 28 |
| 9 | 9 x 3 | 27 |
| 9 | 9 x 2 | 18 |
The sum of the numbers shown in column 3 = 334
334 divided by 11 = 30 remainder 4
Check digit = 4
SAJAC13D4YK F16799
A full explanation on Jaguar VIN evolution can be found on our Facts and Information page.