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WMI codes registered in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom ranks seventh by three-character WMIs registered there, with 44 of the 3,163 in NHTSA's catalog. Another 29 six-character codes from small manufacturers bring the total to 73. The most common vehicle type is passenger cars (34 percent), and 43 of the codes start with S. The longest model list belongs to SMT, with 97 models.

Holders with the most codes

  1. Jaguar Land Rover3
  2. Triumph Motorcycles2
  3. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars2
  4. Bentley Motors2
  5. Aston Martin Lagonda2
  6. Honda of the U.K. Mfg.2
  7. Green Messenger Electric Vehicle1
  8. Austin Rover Group1
  9. Norton Motorcycles UK1
  10. Toyota Motor1

Codes by vehicle type

  1. Passenger cars15
  2. Motorcycles7
  3. Multipurpose passenger vehicles6
  4. Trailers5
  5. Trucks4
  6. Low-speed vehicles4
  7. Incomplete vehicles2
  8. Buses1

Profiled codes, longest model lists first

CodeHolderMakesModel yearsModels
SMTTriumph MotorcyclesTriumph1994–open97
SBVPACCARKenworth, Peterbilt1981–open88
SBMMcLaren AutomotiveMcLaren2009–open19
SCCLotus CarsLotus1981–open18
SCFAston Martin LagondaAston Martin1981–open18
SJKNissan Motor Manufacturing (UK)Infiniti, Nissan2017–202216
SAJJaguar Land RoverJaguar1981–202414
SALJaguar Land RoverLand Rover1985–open12
SF6Kaxa MotosBocebike, Srpnt, Throne Cycles2020–open11
SH3Jinhua Suncart VehicleSvn-Cart2023–open7
SFEAlexander DennisAlexander Dennis2004–open6

All 44 three-character codes

S 43

  • SA1Green Messenger Electric Vehicle
  • SADJaguar Land Rover
  • SAJJaguar Land Rover
  • SALJaguar Land Rover
  • SATTriumph Motorcycles
  • SAXAustin Rover Group
  • SAYNorton Motorcycles UK
  • SB1Toyota Motor
  • SBMMcLaren Automotive
  • SBSScammell Motors Plant
  • SBVPACCAR
  • SC0Abi Caravans
  • SCARolls-Royce Motor Cars
  • SCBBentley Motors
  • SCCLotus Cars
  • SCEDelorean Motor Cars
  • SCFAston Martin Lagonda
  • SD7Aston Martin Lagonda
  • SD8Moke International
  • SDRRichardson Rice Trailers
  • SE3Redwood Global
  • SEGDennis Eagle
  • SF3Gy Device Group
  • SF6Kaxa Motos
  • SFBElectrostorm
  • SFEAlexander Dennis
  • SFNKenworth Truck
  • SH2The Norton Motorcycle
  • SH3Jinhua Suncart Vehicle
  • SH7Ineos Automotive
  • SHHHonda of the U.K. Mfg.
  • SHSHonda of the U.K. Mfg.
  • SJ1Ree Automotive
  • SJABentley Motors
  • SJBBrian James Trailers
  • SJJXiangrui Vehicle
  • SJKNissan Motor Manufacturing (UK)
  • SJZAutocar
  • SKPRayttle (UK) Motors
  • SLARolls-Royce Motor Cars
  • SLJLuqi Intellgent Technology
  • SMTTriumph Motorcycles
  • SZCname not shown

W 1

  • W04Adam Opel

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.