Factory build sheet
2018 Volkswagen Atlas 4MOTION S
Build 1V2GR2CA-J · 3.6L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1V2GR2CA and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Atlas whose VIN starts 1V2GR2CA and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,037 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,037 known VINs
- 22 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Volkswagen with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- FSI
- Engine manufacturer
- VW
- Horsepower
- 276 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 8
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 7
- Seat rows
- 3
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Optional
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Optional
- Lane keeping assistance Optional
- Adaptive cruise control Optional
- Blind spot warning Optional
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$12,925 median asking price · 31 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $9,300 Top 2% of listings $18,900
The same build, other model years
Volkswagen used the VIN pattern 1V2GR2CA for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1V2 | VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GR2CA | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
16 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Atlas. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,037 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1V2GR2CA-J shares the specification above.
- 1,037 Known VINs
- 22 Listed for sale now
- 31 Priced listings
- $12,925 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Atlas, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 4MOTION Launch Model 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 502 vehicles · $13,277 median
- 2018 4MOTION SE 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,273 vehicles · $14,500 median
- 2018 4MOTION SE 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 4,633 vehicles · $14,995 median
- 2018 4MOTION SEL Premium 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 4,145 vehicles · $16,990 median
- 2018 SEL 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 355 vehicles · $13,629 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 31 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,037 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.