1.3.2 Breakdown of the VIN V8 (1981 – 1990), Lagonda (1981 – 1989), Virage (1988 – 2000), V8 Vantage (1993 – 2000) and V8 Coupe in Aston Martin
| Version 1 | SCF | D | AM | 1 | C | 3 | P | B | L | 6 | 0037 |
| Version 2 | SCF | D | AM | 2 | C | 1 | W | B | R | 71 | 925 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
1= World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI)
| SCF | = | Aston Martin Lagonda Limited / GB |
2 = Weight class of the maximum authorised weight
| C | = | 4 001 to 5 000 lbs (e.g. V8) |
| D | = | 5 001 to 6 000 lbs (e.g. Lagonda, Virage) |
3 = Model or from 1989, the make
| V8 | = | The V8 model (old) |
| L0 | = | Lagonda make/model |
| AM | = | Marke Aston Martin (e.g. Virage) |
4 = Restraint systems
| 1 | = | Manual 3-point safety belts |
| 2 | = | Automatic safety belt and motorised diagonal belt or driver’s airbag (on the Virage) |
5 = Model/Variant
| S | = | Saloon (Coupe / Limousine) |
| C | = | Convertible (V8 Volante and Virage Volante) |
| V | = | V8 Vantage and V8 Vantage Volante |
| Z | = | V8 Zagato Coupe and V8 Zagato Volante |
6 = Check digit US standard CFR 565: 0 to 9 or X are possible Exception:
| J | = | Produced for the Japanese market |
| C | = | Produced for the Swiss market |
7 = Model Year
| A | 1980 | G | 1986 | N | 1992 | W | 1998 |
| B | 1981 | H | 1987 | P | 1993 | X | 1999 |
| C | 1982 | J | 1988 | R | 1994 | Y | 2000 |
| D | 1983 | K | 1989 | S | 1995 | ||
| E | 1984 | L | 1990 | T | 1996 | ||
| F | 1985 | M | 1991 | V | 1997 |
8 = Assembly Plant
| B | = | Newport Pagnell / Buckinghamshire |
| T | = | Newport Pagnell (Tickford Street) / Buckinghamshire |
9 = Type of steering
| R | = | RHD |
| L | = | LHD |
10 = Model Version 1
| 5 | = | Virage Coupe (2-doors, 4 seats) |
| 6 | = | Virage Volante (2-doors, 4 seats) |
| 7 | = | V8 Vantage – HP Coupé including the ‘Le Mans’ (2-doors, 4-seats) |
or Version 2
| 12 | = | V8 Coupe and V8 Vantage Coupe |
| 13 | = | Lagonda |
| 15 | = | V8 Volante and V8 Vantage Volante |
| 20 | = | V8 Zagato Coupe |
| 30 | = | V8 Zagato Volante |
| 69 | = | Virage Volante (2-doors, 4-seats, from MY 1996) |
| 71 | = | Virage Volante (2-doors, 4 seats) |
| 79 | = | V8 Coupe (2-doors, 4 seats) |
| 89 | = | V8 Volante (LWB, 2-doors, 4-seats) |
11 = Serial Number
| Version 1 | = | 4-digit |
| Version 2 | = | 3-digit |