A rough guide to a cars age is shown in the registration plate, but remember:
- It shows when the car was registered, NOT when it was built
- It may not be original, or may be a vanity plate
- On older cars it can cover more than one year
A better way is to look at the VIN plate using this chart
| G / H | 1990 |
| H / J (the letter I is not used) | 1991 |
| J / K | 1992 |
| K /L | 1993 |
| L /M | 1994 |
| M / N | 1995 |
| N / P (the letter O is not used) | 1996 |
| P / R | 1997 |
| R / S | 1998 |
| S / T / V (the letter U is not used) | 1999 |
| V / W /X | 2000 |
| X / Y / 51 | 2001 |
| 02 / 52 | 2002 |
| 03 / 53 | 2003 |
| 04 / 54 | 2004 |
| 05 / 55 | 2005 |
| 06 / 56 | 2006 |
| 07 / 57 | 2007 |
| 08 / 58 | 2008 |
| 09 / 59 | 2009 |
| 10 / 60 | 2010 |
| 11 / 61 | 2011 |
| 12 / 62 | 2012 |
| 13 / 63 | 2013 |
| 14 / 64 | 2014 |
| 15 / 65 | 2015 |
| 16 / 66 | 2016 |