First character
VIN prefixes starting with W
In NHTSA's catalog, 81 three-character WMIs start with W, the tenth-largest group of any first character. Of these, 74 percent are registered in Germany, followed by the United States (14). By vehicle type, passenger cars lead with 24 codes; WBA names the most models (133). There are also 10 six-character codes that begin with W and carry a 9 in position 3.
Countries of registration
Holders with the most codes
Profiled codes, longest model lists first
| Code | Holder | Makes | Model years | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | BMW | BMW | 1981–open | 133 |
| WB1 | BMW AG Motorcycles | BMW | 1981–open | 113 |
| WAU | Audi | Audi | 1981–open | 41 |
| WBX | BMW | BMW | 2004–open | 40 |
| WBS | BMW M | BMW | 1988–open | 37 |
| WB3 | BMW AG Motorcycles | BMW | 2018–open | 36 |
| WA1 | Audi | Audi | 2002–open | 31 |
| WVW | Volkswagen | Volkswagen | 1981–open | 28 |
| WDB | Mercedes-Benz Cars | Maybach, Mercedes-Benz | 1981–2015 | 24 |
| WVG | Volkswagen | Volkswagen | 2004–open | 18 |
| W1K | Mercedes-Benz Cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2016–open | 15 |
| WDD | Mercedes-Benz Cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2006–2020 | 15 |
| WP0 | Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche | Porsche | 1981–open | 14 |
| W1N | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz | 2017–open | 9 |
| WMW | BMW | MINI | 2002–open | 8 |
| WBY | BMW | BMW | 2014–open | 5 |
All 81 codes starting with W
W 81
- W04Adam Opel
- W06Adam Opel
- W08Adam Opel
- W0LAdam Opel
- W0VGeneral Motors
- W1AMercedes-Benz
- W1HMercedes-Benz
- W1KMercedes-Benz Cars
- W1LMercedes-Benz
- W1MMercedes-Benz
- W1NMercedes-Benz
- W1PMercedes-Benz
- W1RMercedes-Benz
- W1WMercedes-Benz
- W1XMercedes-Benz
- W1YMercedes-Benz
- W1ZMercedes-Benz
- W2WMercedes-Benz
- W2XMercedes-Benz
- W2YMercedes-Benz
- W2ZMercedes-Benz
- WA1Audi
- WAPBMW of North America
- WAUAudi
- WB0Bockmann Fahrzeugwerke
- WB1BMW AG Motorcycles
- WB3BMW AG Motorcycles
- WB4BMW AG Motorcycles
- WB5BMW
- WB7Black Tea Motorbikes
- WBABMW
- WBCBoom Trikes Fahrzeugbau
- WBKBocker Maschinenwerke
- WBSBMW M
- WBXBMW
- WBYBMW
- WCDDaimlerChrysler
- WD0Mercedes-Benz
- WD1DaimlerChrysler
- WD2DaimlerChrysler
- WD3Mercedes-Benz
- WD4Mercedes-Benz
- WD5DaimlerChrysler
- WD6DaimlerChrysler
- WD7DaimlerChrysler
- WD8Mercedes-Benz
- WDAMercedes-Benz
- WDBMercedes-Benz Cars
- WDCMercedes-Benz Cars
- WDDMercedes-Benz Cars
- WDPDaimlerChrysler
- WDRDaimlerChrysler
- WDWMercedes-Benz
- WDXMercedes-Benz
- WDYDaimlerChrysler
- WDZMercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Sprinter)
- WEBDaimler Buses
- WEWE-Bility
- WF0Ford Werke
- WF1Ford Werke
- WG0Goldhofer
- WGGGGC-Global Generation Cult
- WHRHermann Harbeck Fahrzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG
- WKKDaimler Buses
- WLALangendorf
- WMEMercedes-Benz Cars
- WMWBMW
- WMZBMW
- WP0Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche
- WP1Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche
- WPUPutzmeister Mörtelmaschinen
- WTKTinbot Technology
- WU1Audi Sport
- WUAAudi Sport
- WV1Volkswagen Group of America
- WV2Volkswagen Group of America
- WV3Volkswagen Group of America
- WVGVolkswagen
- WVWVolkswagen
- WYBMercedes-Benz
- WZ1BMW
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.