WMI · VXK

VXK — Vauxhall

A VIN that begins with VXK was built by Vauxhall Motors (Opel Automobile GmbH) in United Kingdom. Decode a full VXK VIN below to get the exact make, model, engine and origin.

What VXK means

VXK is the World Manufacturer Identifier — the first three characters of every VIN, which identify who built the vehicle and where.

WMI
VXK
Manufacturer
Vauxhall Motors (Opel Automobile GmbH)
Country of manufacture
United Kingdom
Region
Europe
Vehicle type
Passenger Car

UK-market Vauxhall (Opel) — Corsa, Astra. (Absent from NHTSA vPIC.)

How the VXK prefix is built

Under ISO 3780, the three WMI characters break down like this:

Character 1 — region

“V” places the manufacturer in Europe.

Characters 1–2 — country

“VX” identifies the assigning country: United Kingdom.

Character 3 — manufacturer / division

“K” narrows it to Vauxhall Motors (Opel Automobile GmbH).

Where Vauxhall VXK vehicles are built

Vehicles with a VXK VIN are associated with Vauxhall Motors (Opel Automobile GmbH), United Kingdom. Note that a single carmaker uses different WMIs for different plants, so the VXK prefix points to this specific origin — not simply to the Vauxhall brand.

Real decoded VXK VINs

Live examples already decoded on VinSpecify: