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Check by VIN: WVWZZZ19ZJW452736Volkswagen Golf 1988

What the VIN tells us: country and plant of manufacture, model year, factory specs and manufacturer recalls — plus registration history and the market price.

Market data updated 09.10.2026

Cars / Volkswagen / Golf Free report · 13.10.2026
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Volkswagen · GOLF · 1988
Volkswagen GOLF 1988

1,8 LPG / petrol · Grey · Hatchback

VINWVWZZZ19ZJW452736
Owners in Ukraine
1
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Owners and registrations

Owners
1
in records
Operations
1
registration
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Previous owners

to 13.06.2026 · кількість і data unknown

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OwnerCurrent

13.06.2026 → now · 4 mo

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Events by date

1988
Production year 1988
13.06.2026
Deregistered (вибракування)
grey
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Checks by VIN

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Wanted

VINWVWZZZ19ZJW452736
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VehicleVolkswagen GOLF 1988
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Car and specs

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VIN decoding

VIN: format and check digit••• ••••••
WVWWMI
ZZZ19VDS
Zcheck
Jyear
Wplant
452736serial
Region
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Brand country (WMI)
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Model year
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Plant
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VIN structure

1–3WVWWMI••••••• ••••• •• ••••••••••••• ••••• •• ••••••
4–8ZZZ19VDS••••••• ••••• •• •••••• ••••••••••••
9Zcheck digit••••••• ••••• •• •••••• •••••••
10Jyear code••••
11Wplant••••••• ••••• •• ••••••
12–17452736serial number••••••• ••••• •• ••••••
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Factory specifications of the version

Power
90 hp
Engine
Power
90 hp
Engine model/code
EX
Aspiration
Naturally aspirated engine
Engine oil capacity
4 l
Performance
Fuel
Petrol
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Market and value

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What such cars cost

Median of similar listings
1 375 $
the same model, close years
Usual prices
1 175–1 638 $
middle 50% of listings
Most listings
870–2 030 $
80% of listings

Similar cars are offered for 1 175–1 638 $, median — 1 375 $.

How the year affects the price

1985’85≈ 1 300 $
1986’86≈ 1 000 $
1987’87≈ 1 599 $
1988’88≈ 1 350 $
1989’89≈ 1 200 $
1990’90≈ 1 600 $
1991’91≈ 2 850 $

Year older — +18% · year newer — −11%. The biggest gap — between 1990 and 1991 (+92 pp).

Model market: Golf →

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How the value changes over the years

2021’210%
2022’220%
2023’230%
2024’240%
2025’250%
2026’26now
2027’27
2028’28
2029’29
2030’30
2031’31
past yearsnowforecast
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Model popularity by production year

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What is popular in this model

VI generation/Typ 5K — 32%VII generation/Typ 5G — 21%V generation/Typ 1K — 20%IV generation/Typ 1J — 10%VII generation (FL)/Typ 5G — 8%Other — 9%
32%most often

Generation

  • VI generation/Typ 5K32%
  • VII generation/Typ 5G21%
  • V generation/Typ 1K20%
  • IV generation/Typ 1J10%
  • VII generation (FL)/Typ 5G8%
  • Other9%
Manual — 66%Automatic — 31%Robotised — 3%
66%most often

Gearbox

  • Manual66%
  • Automatic31%
  • Robotised3%
Petrol — 53%Diesel — 40%LPG / petrol — 6%Electric — 1%
6%this car

Fuel

  • Petrol53%
  • Diesel40%
  • LPG / petrol6%
  • Electric1%
FWD — 99%AWD — 1%
99%most often

Drive

  • FWD99%
  • AWD1%
Grey — 37%Black — 28%Blue — 16%White — 11%Red — 5%Other — 4%
37%this car

Colour

  • Grey37%
  • Black28%
  • Blue16%
  • White11%
  • Red5%
  • Other4%
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What it costs to own

per year••• $≈ • ••• ₴/mo

•• ••• ₴ cash · • ••• ₴ depreciation

Scheduled serviceoil, filters, fluids · engine 1,8 l
33%
•• ••• ₴
Tyressummer + winter for ~4 years, seasonal change
31%
• ••• ₴
Repair and wearbrakes, suspension, battery · 3,5% of value per year (age 38 y)
20%
• ••• ₴
MTPL (basic policy)basic policy by engine displacement
10%
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Depreciation3% of value per year · decrease in the car's price, not a payment
6%
• ••• ₴
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Summary

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Summary

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2need further checking

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Summary

Volkswagen Golf 1988 VIN check

A short report on the Volkswagen Golf 1988: VIN WVWZZZ19ZJW452736, production year 1988, fuel petrol/LPG. The report covers checks, the car's history, the model market and value over time.

Market and value

The median of similar listings (the same model, close years) is $1,375. Most listings (80%) are within $870–$2,030, usual prices (the middle 50%) are $1,175–$1,638.

History & registrations

According to registration records in Ukraine: owners — 1, registration operations — 1, plate changes — 0, first registration — 13.06.2026. The latest operation — «Deregistered (вибракування)», 13.06.2026.