Just found the following info in the Skoda workshop manual - in the maintenance bit. Apologies if posted before but thought it was interesting and might be of use to someone...

 

The vehicle identification number can also be found at the bottom left of the front window corner.

 

1 - Manufacturer's world code

XW8 - Manufacturing plant in Russia

TMB - other Škoda manufacturing plants

 

2 - Body type:

A - Sedan, left-hand drive, 4x2

B- Sedan, left-hand drive, 4x2

J - Combi, left-hand drive, 4x2

K - Combi, right-hand drive, 4x2

L - Combi, left-hand drive, 4x4

M - Combi, right-hand drive, 4x4

1 - vehicle category N1, left-hand drive, 4x2

2 - vehicle category N1, right-hand drive, 4x2

3 - vehicle category N1, left-hand drive, 4x4

4 - vehicle category N1, right-hand drive, 4x4

 

3 - Engine type:

A - 1.2 ltr./63 kW/petrol engine

B - 1.2 ltr./77 kW/petrol engine

C - 1.4 ltr./103 kW/petrol engine

D - 1.8 ltr./132 kW/petrol engine

E - 2.0 ltr./162 kW/petrol engine

F - 1.6 ltr. TDI/66 kW/diesel engine

G - 1.6l TDI/77, 81 kW/diesel engine

J - 2.0 ltr. TDI/105/110 kW/diesel engine

K - 2.0 ltr. TDI/135 kW/diesel engine

 

4 - Airbag System:

2 - 2 Front airbags

4 - 2 Front + 2 side airbags

5 - 2 front + 2 side + 1 knee airbag

6 - 2 front + 2 side + 2 head airbags

7 - 2 front + 2 side + 1 head + 1 knee airbag

8 - 2 front + 4 side + 2 head airbags

9 - 2 front + 4 side + 1 head + 1 knee airbag

B - total weight 1360 kg to 1814 kg

C - total weight 1814 kg to 2268 kg

 

5 - Vehicle type:

NE, 5E - OCTAVIA III, OCTAVIA COMBI III

 

6 - Internal code

 

7 - Model year

D - 2013

E - 2014

F - 2015

G - 2016

H - 2017

J - 2018

K - 2019

 

8 - Manufacturing plant:

0 - Mladá Boleslav

A - Aurangabad

B - Solomonovo

D - Ust-Kamenogorsk

H - Nižnij Novgorod, Gaz

U - India (vehicles manufactured in the Czech Republic for

Indi)a

 

9 - Vehicle chassis number

Thank you

Indeed, it was was useful, that makes me a someone

I only have reg and chassis number from the lease company, it confirmed a MY16