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Check by VIN: WVWZZZ1JZ2W159879Volkswagen Golf 2002

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 01.10.2026

Cars / Volkswagen / Golf Free report · 10.10.2026
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Volkswagen · Golf · IV generation/Typ 1J · 2002
Volkswagen Golf 2002

1,9 diesel · Front-wheel drive · Manual · White · Estate

Listing 10.08.2026 · Chernivtsi

VINWVWZZZ1JZ2W159879
PlateCE2540EI
Last price
3 200 $
Last mileage
••• ••• km
Owners in Ukraine
2
Volkswagen Golf, photos from the listing
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Owners and registrations

Owners
2
in Ukraine
Operations
2
registration
Plates
2
1 changes
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Private person

21.04.2022 → 12.08.2022 · 3 mo

Chernivtsi Oblast

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Private personCurrent

12.08.2022 → now · 4 y 1 mo

Chernivtsi Oblast

DateRegistration operation
21.04.2022Imported from abroad and registered
12.08.2022Sold to a new owner
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Events by date

2002
Production year 2002
21.04.2022
Imported from abroad and registered
CE5547EC · Chernivtsi Oblast · private person · white
12.08.2022
Sold to a new owner
CE2540EI · Chernivtsi Oblast · private person · white
10.08.2026
Listing
price: • ••• $ · mileage: ••• ••• km · Chernivtsi
10.08.2026
Latest listing data
price: • ••• $ · mileage: ••• ••• km
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Checks by VIN and plate

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Accidents in Ukraine

Licence plateCE5547EC
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Licence plateCE2540EI
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Owner's period21.04.2022 — 12.08.2022
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Owner's period12.08.2022 — now
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Photos from accident scenes
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Wanted

VINWVWZZZ1JZ2W159879
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Licence plateCE2540EI
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VehicleVolkswagen Golf 2002
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Car history

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What the mileage says

Mileage
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For age
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Confirmation
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Comparison with same-age cars

This car
••• ••• km
Same-age median
258 000 km
Benchmark 15 000 km/yr × age
360 000 km
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Photos from the latest listing

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Car and specs

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VIN decoding

VIN: format and check digitValid
WVWWMI
ZZZ1JVDS
Zcheck
2year
Wplant
159879serial
Region
Europe
1st character: W
Brand country (WMI)
Germany
WMI WVW · Volkswagen
Model year
2002
10th character: 2
Plant
W
11th character

VIN structure

1–3WVWWMI••••••• ••••• •• ••••••••••••• ••••• •• ••••••
4–8ZZZ1JVDS••••••• ••••• •• •••••• ••••••••••••
9Zcheck digit••••••• ••••• •• •••••• •••••••
102year code••••
11Wplant••••••• ••••• •• ••••••
12–17159879serial number••••••• ••••• •• ••••••
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Market and value

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Price among similar cars

Last price
3 200 $
listing 10.08.2026
Median of similar listings
4 300 $
the same model, close years
Difference from median
−1 100 $
cheaper than the market median · −25,6%

9% of listings are cheaper than this car, 91% — pricier.

How the year affects the price

1999’99≈ 3 675 $
2000’00≈ 3 900 $
2001’01≈ 4 150 $
2002’02≈ 4 425 $
2003’03≈ 4 200 $
2004’04≈ 4 800 $
2005’05≈ 5 000 $

Year older — −6% · year newer — −5%. The biggest gap — between 2003 and 2004 (+13 pp).

Model market: Golf →

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How the value changes over the years

2021’21+12%
2022’22+9%
2023’23+7%
2024’24+5%
2025’25+2%
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 — 36%V generation/Typ 1K — 21%VII generation/Typ 5G — 17%IV generation/Typ 1J — 9%VII generation (FL)/Typ 5G — 8%Other — 8%
9%this car

Generation

  • VI generation/Typ 5K36%
  • V generation/Typ 1K21%
  • VII generation/Typ 5G17%
  • IV generation/Typ 1J9%
  • VII generation (FL)/Typ 5G8%
  • Other8%
Manual — 69%Automatic — 28%Robotised — 3%
69%this car

Gearbox

  • Manual69%
  • Automatic28%
  • Robotised3%
Petrol — 50%Diesel — 43%LPG / petrol — 6%Electric — 1%
43%this car

Fuel

  • Petrol50%
  • Diesel43%
  • LPG / petrol6%
  • Electric1%
FWD — 99%AWD — 1%
99%this car

Drive

  • FWD99%
  • AWD1%
Grey — 39%Black — 29%Blue — 15%White — 9%Red — 4%Other — 4%
9%this car

Colour

  • Grey39%
  • Black29%
  • Blue15%
  • White9%
  • Red4%
  • Other4%
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What it costs to own

per year780 $≈ 2 900 ₴/mo

29 200 ₴ (≈ $650) cash · 5 800 ₴ (≈ $129) depreciation

Scheduled serviceoil, filters, fluids · engine 1,9 l
29%
10 000 ₴≈ $223
Tyressummer + winter for ~4 years, seasonal change
27%
9 400 ₴≈ $209
Repair and wearbrakes, suspension, battery · 3,5% of value per year (age 24 y)
19%
6 800 ₴≈ $151
Depreciation3% of value per year · decrease in the car's price, not a payment
17%
5 800 ₴≈ $129
MTPL (basic policy)basic policy by engine displacement
9%
3 000 ₴≈ $67
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Summary

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Summary

Volkswagen Golf 2002 VIN check

A short report on the Volkswagen Golf 2002: VIN WVWZZZ1JZ2W159879, production year 2002, fuel diesel, gearbox manual, listing price $3,200. 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 $4,300. Most listings (80%) are within $3,200–$4,900, usual prices (the middle 50%) are $3,799–$4,500. This car's price is $3,200: −$1,100 vs the median (−25.6%), below the market. 9% of listings are cheaper than this car, 91% — pricier.

History & registrations

According to registration records in Ukraine: owners — 2, registration operations — 2, plate changes — 1, first registration — 21.04.2022. The latest operation — «Sold to a new owner», 12.08.2022.