Factory build sheet
2002 Volkswagen Beetle GLS
Build 3VWCB21C-2 · 2L 4cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3VWCB21C and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Beetle whose VIN starts 3VWCB21C and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 788 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 788 known VINs
- 6 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
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- Horsepower
- 115 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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.
$3,999 median asking price · 10 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 10 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Volkswagen used the VIN pattern 3VWCB21C for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2001 GLS 2L 4cyl Hatchback · 302 vehicles code 1
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2002 You are here code 2 $3,999
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 | 3VW | VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CB21C | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
788 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3VWCB21C-2 shares the specification above.
- 788 Known VINs
- 6 Listed for sale now
- 10 Priced listings
- $3,999 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 Beetle, 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.
- 2002 GLS 1.8L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 300 vehicles
- 2002 GLS 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 569 vehicles
- 2002 GLS 1.9L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 300 vehicles · $3,995 median
- 2002 Sport 1.8L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 94 vehicles
- 2003 GL 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 505 vehicles · $6,995 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 10 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 788 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.