Delivery date vs Model Year
 

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!

05 06 have 200mph speedo.

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?

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 :)

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

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.

My 04 has a 21 gal tank

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

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.