Every Honda HR-V (2019–2022) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 3CZ WMI. The HR-V is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Honda HR-V 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 HR-V.
Each sample below is built from the real 3CZ WMI and the HR-V's descriptor, so it decodes to a Honda HR-V of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 3CZRU5H35KM246818 — a 2019 Honda HR-V:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 3CZ | Marks the VIN as Honda, built in Mexico |
| 4–8 | VDS | RU5H3 | Descriptor for the HR-V — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 5 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | M | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 246818 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Honda HR-V VIN read 3CZ — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Honda, assembled in Mexico (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (RU5H3 in our seed) describe the HR-V itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the HR-V, 2019 is code K and 2022 is code N. See the 2022 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Honda HR-V VIN is 17 characters starting with the 3CZ WMI, for example 3CZRU5H35KM246818. Positions 4–8 describe the HR-V, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 3CZ is the Honda WMI, positions 4–8 are the HR-V 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 HR-V in our seed uses the 3CZ WMI (Mexico). Any VIN beginning with 3CZ decodes to Honda.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Honda 3CZ WMI, and carry the HR-V's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Honda HR-V. No real vehicle's VIN is used.