Factory build sheet
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Dune
Build 3VWSD7AT-J · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3VWSD7AT and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Beetle whose VIN starts 3VWSD7AT and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 187 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 187 known VINs
- 2 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
- VW
- Horsepower
- 174 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Seats
- 4
- Seat rows
- 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.
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 | SD7AT | 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 |
187 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3VWSD7AT-J shares the specification above.
- 187 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
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.
- 2018 Dune 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · FWD 33 vehicles
- 2019 S, Final Edition SE, Final Edition SEL, SE 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · FWD 3,218 vehicles · $29,898 median
- 2019 S, Final Edition SE, Final Edition SEL 2L 4-cyl · FWD 1,925 vehicles · $18,848 median
- 1998 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 566 vehicles · $3,575 median
- 1999 GL 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 89 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 187 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.