Every Toyota Prius (2016–2022) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the JTD WMI. The Prius is a hybrid sedan; this page shows what each character of a Toyota Prius 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 Prius.
Each sample below is built from the real JTD WMI and the Prius's descriptor, so it decodes to a Toyota Prius of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample JTDKARFU3G0710489 — a 2016 Toyota Prius:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | JTD | Marks the VIN as Toyota, built in Japan |
| 4–8 | VDS | KARFU | Descriptor for the Prius — sedan body, hybrid powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 3 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | G | Code G = 2016 |
| 11 | Plant | 0 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 710489 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Toyota Prius VIN read JTD — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Toyota, assembled in Japan (Asia). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (KARFU in our seed) describe the Prius itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Prius, 2016 is code G and 2022 is code N. See the 2022 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Toyota Prius VIN is 17 characters starting with the JTD WMI, for example JTDKARFU3G0710489. Positions 4–8 describe the Prius, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: JTD is the Toyota WMI, positions 4–8 are the Prius 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 Prius in our seed uses the JTD WMI (Japan). Any VIN beginning with JTD decodes to Toyota.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Toyota JTD WMI, and carry the Prius's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Toyota Prius. No real vehicle's VIN is used.