Guide to Chassis Codes

If you're new to the Japanese car scene you may suddenly find you're swamped with people refering to their car by number rather than by name. Japanese cars, as with German manufacturers have a habit with sticking with a model name for a very... long.... time...

You drive a Honda Civic - this could be anything from a 1972 Civic right up to a modern EP3 Civic Type R. Refering to your car by the chassis code rather than the model name makes it immediately obvious which specific model and generation the car you drive is.

1994-1997       Honda Accord CD
1998-               Honda Accord CG
1988-1991       Honda Civic/CR-X       EF
1992-1995       Honda Civic (2dr)        EG2
1992-1995       Honda Civic (3dr)        EG6
1996-2000       Honda Civic (2dr)        EK2
1996-2000       Honda Civic (3dr)        EK6
2001- 2005      Honda Civic (2dr)        ES
2001- 2005      Honda Civic (3dr)        EP
1994-2001       Honda Integra  DC2
2002-               Honda Integra  DC5
1991-1995       Honda Legend  KA7
1992-1996       Honda Prelude BB1
1997-               Honda Prelude BB6
1991- 2005      Honda NSX     NA1
1999-               Honda S2000   AP1

1997-2001       Lexus ES300    MCV20L
1993-1997       Lexus GS300/400        JZS147
1998-               Lexus GS300/400        JZS161
2001-               Lexus IS300     JCE10L
1991-2000       Lexus LS400    UCF10/UCF20
1992-2000       Lexus SC300/400        JZZ30

1987-1992       Mazda RX7     FC3S
1993-1995       Mazda RX7     FD3S
2004-               Mazda RX8     FE3S
1989-1996       Mazda MX-5   NA6(8)C
1998-2005       Mazda MX-5   NB8C

1990-1999       Mitsubishi 3000GT (FF)           Z11A
1990-1999       Mitsubishi 3000GT vr-4 (AWD)           Z16A
1989-1992       Mitsubishi Gallant         E39A
>1999-             Mitsubishi Gallant         EA8A
1992-1995       Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 1/2/3     CD(E)9A
>1996-1997     Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4           CN9A
1998-2000       Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5/6        CP9A
2001-               Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7/8        CT9A

1984-1987       Nissan 200sx    S12
1988-1990       Nissan Silvia     S13 CA18DET
1990-1991       Nissan 180SX  RS13 CA18DET
1991-1993       Nissan Silvia     PS13 SR20DET
1991-1998       Nissan 180SX  RPS13 SR20DET
1991-1993       Nissan Silvia (K for SuperHicas)           KPS13
1991-1993       Nissan 180SX  KRPS13
1994-1998       Nissan Silvia w/ SuperHicas      CS14
1995-1998       Nissan 200sx    S14

1999-2001       Nissan Silvia / 200sx     S15
1990-1994       Nissan Sunny / Pulsar
1995-1999       Nissan Almera  N15
1990-1996       Nissan 300zx    Z32
2003-               Nissan 350z     Z33
1989-1994       Nissan Skyline  BNR32
1995-1998       Nissan Skyline  BCNR33
1999-2002       Nissan Skyline  BNR34

1998-2001       Subaru Impreza (2dr)   GC8
2002-               Subaru Impreza (4DR/Wagon) GSA
2002-               Subaru Impreza WRX  GDA
1990-1994       Subaru Legacy BC5
1995-1999       Subaru Legacy BD5
2000-               Subaru Legacy BE5

1997-               Toyota Camry  MCV20L
1990-1993       Toyota Celica (FF)       ST183
1990-1993       Toyota Celica (AWD)  ST185
1994-1999       Toyota Celica   ST202
2000-               Toyota Celica   ZZT231
1983-1986       Toyota Corolla AE86
1987-1992       Toyota Corolla AE92
1993-1997       Toyota Corolla AE101
1998-               Toyota Corolla ZZE110
2002-               Toyota Matrix  ZZE133L
1984-1990       Toyota MR2    AW11
1991-1996       Toyota MR2    SW20 
2001-               Toyota MR2 Spyder    ZZW30
1999-               Toyota Solara   MCV20L
1992-2000       Toyota Soarer  JZZ30
1987-1992       Toyota Supra   JZA70/MA70
1993-1998       Toyota Supra   JZA80
1971-1974       Toyota corolla  TE27
1982-1986       Toyota celica/celica supra         RA64

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