Factory build sheet
2013 Volkswagen Beetle
Build 3VW5P7AT-D · 2.5L 5cyl · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3VW5P7AT and position 10 reads D. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Beetle whose VIN starts 3VW5P7AT and carries D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,454 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,454 known VINs
- 54 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
- 2.5 L
- Cylinders
- 5
- Engine model
- 170 hp 25l i5
- Engine manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- Horsepower
- 170 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Convertible/Cabriolet
- 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.
$13,940 median asking price · 70 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $9,490 Top 2% of listings $19,888
The same build, other model years
Volkswagen used the VIN pattern 3VW5P7AT for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2013 You are here code D $13,940
- 2014 2.5, TDI 2.5L 5cyl Convertible · 552 vehicles code E $10,998
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 | 5P7AT | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | D | Model year — 2013 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
2,454 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3VW5P7AT-D shares the specification above.
- 2,454 Known VINs
- 54 Listed for sale now
- 70 Priced listings
- $13,940 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 4 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.
- 2013 2.5L 5-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 863 vehicles · $16,198 median
- 2013 TDI Convertible 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · FWD 118 vehicles
- 2013 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 122 vehicles
- 2013 Turbo Convertible 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · FWD 222 vehicles · $13,896 median
- 2013 20T 2.5L 5-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 68 vehicles
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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 70 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 2,454 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.