Paste a VIN to confirm it is a W202, or look up the model code from the data card. The variant lives in the model code (202.0XX) and in the VIN.
// The model code is on the data card and the VIN plate. US-market and rest-of-world VIN layouts differ, so this decoder confirms the chassis and reads the variant code rather than every position.
MODEL-CODE REFERENCE
| Model code | Variant |
|---|---|
| 202.018 | C180 (M111 1.8) |
| 202.020 | C200 (M111 2.0) |
| 202.022 | C220 (M111 2.2) |
| 202.023 | C230 (M111 2.3) |
| 202.024 | C230 Kompressor (M111 2.3 supercharged) |
| 202.026 | C240 (M112 2.4 V6) |
| 202.028 | C280 (M104 2.8 inline-six, 1994–1997) |
| 202.029 | C280 (M112 2.8 V6, 1997–2000) |
| 202.036 | C36 AMG (M104 3.6 inline-six) |
| 202.033 | C43 AMG (M113 4.3 V8, later cars) |
| 202.120 | C200 Diesel (OM601 2.0) |
| 202.122 | C220 Diesel (OM604 2.2) |
| 202.125 | C250 Turbodiesel (OM605 2.5) |
PLANT CODE
| Code | Assembly plant |
|---|---|
| A | Sindelfingen, Germany |
| F | Bremen, Germany |
| X | Other assembly plant (East London, Toluca and others built the W202 worldwide) |
