Every Toyota Corolla (2014–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5YF WMI. The Corolla is a gas sedan; this page shows what each character of a Toyota Corolla 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 Corolla.
Each sample below is built from the real 5YF WMI and the Corolla's descriptor, so it decodes to a Toyota Corolla of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5YFBURHE0EP665804 — a 2014 Toyota Corolla:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5YF | Marks the VIN as Toyota, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | BURHE | Descriptor for the Corolla — sedan body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 0 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | E | Code E = 2014 |
| 11 | Plant | P | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 665804 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Toyota Corolla VIN read 5YF — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Toyota, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (BURHE in our seed) describe the Corolla itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Corolla, 2014 is code E and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Toyota Corolla VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5YF WMI, for example 5YFBURHE0EP665804. Positions 4–8 describe the Corolla, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5YF is the Toyota WMI, positions 4–8 are the Corolla 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 Corolla in our seed uses the 5YF WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5YF decodes to Toyota.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Toyota 5YF WMI, and carry the Corolla's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Toyota Corolla. No real vehicle's VIN is used.