How can a VIN manufacture date be after than the first registered date?

My Jeep Grand Cherokee was first registered in 2013 however the VIN tells me it was manufactured in 2014? How can this happen?

How can I find out where my car was built?

My MINI Aceman, according to reviews, was made in China. However I'm puzzled that the VIN number begins with W, which I believe is Germany. What's going on?

I bought van and have discovered it has differing VIN numbers - where do I stand?

I bought a van a year ago with an MoT. I went to renew the MoT and was told that it has different VIN Numbers. Where do I stand to give it back?

VIN damaged - will my car fail the MoT?

I had my windscreen replaced recently and in the process they managed to scrape the VIN sticker and some of the numbers are difficult to read. I will of course be asking them to put it right. But is the...

Does my Abarth 500 have an alarm?

Having recently bought an Abarth 500, we went on a ferry and I decided to turn off the motion alarm to stop the alarm going off. I could not find any reference to alarms/immobilisors in the handbook. Question...

Is it safe to share a VIN number with a potential buyer?

I'm selling a vehicle privately and have an interested buyer who is asking for the chassis number in order to complete some checks before purchase. Is it safe to share this number? No money has exchanged...

Where can we find the VIN on our motorbike?

My son has changed the frame on his Suzuki Bandit 600 after he got rear-ended but his VIN doesn't match. He's been issued a new one from the DVLA but my question is where do you get the new VIN number...

I'm selling my car which has private plates and is due an MoT - will I need a new MoT if I change the plates?

My car has private plates on and is due an MoT within the next two weeks, I'm thinking of selling soon and I'll be retaining the private plates so what will happen to the MoT as it will show the wrong...

Is my car affected by the recent Land Rover Discovery Sport recall?

I read your report on the Land Rover Discovery Sport automatic recall due to the wiring loom fouling on a water cooler bracket. When I checked my VIN it matches the number range, and was built in July...

Where is the code which identifies my Skoda's date of manufacture?

Is there a method of confirming the date of manufacture from 'codes' carried on the vehicle? The car in question is a Skoda Superb.