Every Acura MDX (2016–2023) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5J8 WMI. The MDX is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Acura MDX VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the MDX.
Each sample below is built from the real 5J8 WMI and the MDX's descriptor, so it decodes to a Acura MDX of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5J8YD4H30G4054268 — a 2016 Acura MDX:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5J8 | Marks the VIN as Acura, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | YD4H3 | Descriptor for the MDX — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 0 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | G | Code G = 2016 |
| 11 | Plant | 4 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 054268 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Acura MDX VIN read 5J8 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Acura, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (YD4H3 in our seed) describe the MDX itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the MDX, 2016 is code G and 2023 is code P. See the 2023 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Acura MDX VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5J8 WMI, for example 5J8YD4H30G4054268. Positions 4–8 describe the MDX, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5J8 is the Acura WMI, positions 4–8 are the MDX descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The MDX in our seed uses the 5J8 WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5J8 decodes to Acura.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Acura 5J8 WMI, and carry the MDX's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Acura MDX. No real vehicle's VIN is used.