ben73

Hi All,

If I run the VIN for an E55 and find the 'delivery date' is early November 2004, is this car regarded as being a 2004 or 2005 'model year' car?

Is there anything that changed in the 2005 cars that I can look for?

THANKS!

Ls1toAMG

05 06 have 200mph speedo.

Dublinoh

I think 05 and 06 have a bigger gas tank, something like 21 gallons instead of 17 approximately. But short of filling when nearly empty I cant tell you how to identify the tank size. There are some vin readers here, wouldn't that I'd the model year?

ben73

I have decoded the VIN at http://carinfo.kiev.ua/cars/vin/mercedes/vin_check

It's a November 2004 build car.
I have just learnt that this option code:
805 YEAR OF MODIFICATION
Means it's a 2005 model year car.

I confirmed this by checking a number of other VINs.

Thanks all

HeissRod

Pretty sure the sticker on the door jamb lists the production month and year...or at least year

Rocman8

FYI. If the 10th digit of the VIN is a 5 then it's 2005. If it's a 4 then it's a 2004.

LandCruzer94

My 04 has a 21 gal tank

Dublinoh

I think the 21 gallon tank was optional before 2005, then standard. Can anyone confirm that? Thanks for the correction LandCruzer.

Ders

My 2005 is definitely the 21.6 gallon tank. Last time I checked the VIN it wasn't an additional option. Appears to be standard after 04.