| Breakdown of the VIN on the Octavia I (Tour) | ||||||||||||||||
| World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI) | Vehicle Description | Individual numbers | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| T | M | B | A | L | 2 | 1 | U | X | V | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Europe | Czech Republic | Škoda Auto a.s. | Vehicle type and fittings | Engine | Airbag systems | Model SK 34 (Octavia I) | Check digit 0-9 or X | Model Year | Assembly Plant | Production Number | ||||||
| 4.) Vehicle type and fittings | 6.) Airbags | 10.) Model Year | ||||||||||||||
| A = | Saloon, Top-Version (L&K) | 1 = | 1 Front airbag | V = | 1997 | 9 = | 2009 | |||||||||
| B = | Saloon, Luxus (Elegance) | 2 = | 2 Front- + 2 side airbags | W = | 1998 | A = | 2010 | |||||||||
| C = | Saloon, Comfort (Ambiente) | 3 = | 2 Front- + 4 side airbags | X = | 1999 | B = | 2011 | |||||||||
| D = | Saloon, Standard (Classic ,Tour) | 4 = | 2 Front airbags | Y = | 2000 | |||||||||||
| E = | Saloon, Sport | 5 = | 2 Front-, 4 side, 2 head airbags | 1 = | 2001 | |||||||||||
| F = | Estate, Top-Version (L&K) | 6 = | 2 Front-, 2 side, 2 head airbags | 2 = | 2002 | |||||||||||
| G = | Estate, Luxus (Elegance) | 3 = | 2003 | |||||||||||||
| H = | Estate, Comfort (Ambiente) | 4 = | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| J = | Estate, Standard (Classic, Tour) | 5 = | 2005 | |||||||||||||
| K = | Estate, AWD | 6 = | 2006 | |||||||||||||
| U = | Estate, Sport | 7 = | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| S = | Saloon, AWD | 8 = | 2008 | |||||||||||||
| 5.) Engine | 7.) 8.) Model | 11.) Assembly Plant | ||||||||||||||
| C = | 1.4 litre 55 kW Petrol engine | 1 U = | Octavia I | 0 – 4 = | Assembly Plant Mlada Boleslav | |||||||||||
| L = | 1,8 litre 110 kW Petrol engine | 5, 6, 9 = | Assembly Plant Kvasiny | |||||||||||||
| S = | 1.9 litre 74 kW Diesel | 7, 8 = | Assembly Plant Vrchlabi | |||||||||||||
| X = | 1.6 litre 75 kW Petrol engine | A = | Assembly Plant Aurangabad (India) | |||||||||||||
| B = | Assembly Plant Solomonovo (Russia) | |||||||||||||||
| N = | As a kit (individual parts) | |||||||||||||||
| S = | Assembly Plant Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | |||||||||||||||
| X = | Assembly Plant Poznan (Poland) | |||||||||||||||