First character

VIN prefixes starting with M

In NHTSA's catalog, 24 three-character WMIs start with M, the 16th-largest group of any first character. Of these, 46 percent are registered in Thailand, followed by India (7). By vehicle type, motorcycles lead with 16 codes; MLH names the most models (292). There are also 3 six-character codes that begin with M and carry a 9 in position 3.

Countries of registration

Thailand11
India7
United States3
No country stated2
Indonesia1

Holders with the most codes

Kawasaki Motors2
Royal Enfield, a Unit of Eicher Motors2
Mahindra & Mahindra2
Ford India1
Bajaj Auto1
Kinetic Engineering1
Yamaha Motor1
Ducati Motor (Thailand)1
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation1
Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Thailand1

Profiled codes, longest model lists first

Code	Holder	Makes	Model years	Models
MH4	Kawasaki Motors	Kawasaki	2020–open	49
MD2	Bajaj Auto	Bajaj Auto, Husqvarna, KTM	1998–open	22
ML5	Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Thailand	Kawasaki	2020–open	22

All 24 codes starting with M

M 24

MAAKawasaki Motors
MAJFord India
MBFRoyal Enfield, a Unit of Eicher Motors
MCUMahindra & Mahindra
MCVMahindra & Mahindra
MD2Bajaj Auto
MDEKinetic Engineering
ME3Royal Enfield, a Unit of Eicher Motors
MH3Yamaha Motor
MH4Kawasaki Motors
ML0Ducati Motor (Thailand)
ML3Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
ML5Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Thailand
MLCSuzuki Motor of America
MLHThai Honda
MLPTiger Motor
MLWSco Motor
MLYHdmc (Thailand)
MN3FCA US
MP3Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
MP7Panus Assembly
MRCUpbeat Co.Ltd
MXVIMZ-Kazakhstan
MZDClassic Legends Pvt

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