Every Honda Accord (2018–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1HG WMI. The Accord is a gas sedan; this page shows what each character of a Honda Accord 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 Accord.
Each sample below is built from the real 1HG WMI and the Accord's descriptor, so it decodes to a Honda Accord of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1HGCV1F1XJA526038 — a 2018 Honda Accord:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1HG | Marks the VIN as Honda, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | CV1F1 | Descriptor for the Accord — sedan body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | X | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | J | Code J = 2018 |
| 11 | Plant | A | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 526038 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Honda Accord VIN read 1HG — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Honda, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (CV1F1 in our seed) describe the Accord itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Accord, 2018 is code J and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Honda Accord VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1HG WMI, for example 1HGCV1F1XJA526038. Positions 4–8 describe the Accord, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 1HG is the Honda WMI, positions 4–8 are the Accord 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 Accord in our seed uses the 1HG WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 1HG decodes to Honda.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Honda 1HG WMI, and carry the Accord's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Honda Accord. No real vehicle's VIN is used.