urgent advice please

macman

If it's really a 2012 build then it should be obvious, as the model will have had numerous (visible) changes in the past 3/4 years, even if it's still in current production.
Without make and model, all is speculation.

Iceweasel

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Do you have the car's VIN? Tenth digit will show production year. 2012 would be C, 2015 would be F.

Not necessarily so.

Showing the year of production is a North American requirement.

Many, but not all, manufacturers use it for vehicles built for other markets.

AFAIK Ford do, but for example BMW do not follow that coding system.

They can put a 0 instead of any letter code, unless of course the vehicle will be exported to the USA or Canada.

As the OP has not given us enough info no-one can be sure if the VIN will help.

BeenThroughItAll

Iceweasel wrote: »

Not necessarily so.

Showing the year of production is a North American requirement.

Many, but not all, manufacturers use it for vehicles built for other markets.

AFAIK Ford do, but for example BMW do not follow that coding system.

They can put a 0 instead of any letter code, unless of course the vehicle will be exported to the USA or Canada.

As the OP has not given us enough info no-one can be sure if the VIN will help.

Well there you go. Every day's a school day, I thought that was a well-followed standard, but clearly not.

bowlhead99

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Do you have the car's VIN? Tenth digit will show production year. 2012 would be C, 2015 would be F.

Not foolproof, as depending on manufacturer and/or region, the year may represent calendar year of manufacturer or model year or type year or they might choose not to follow the standard if they're not selling the car in a market that demands it.

My car is the "2012 model year" but has a build date and a registration date in September and October 2011 respectively.

So year of manufacture/production was 2011 but from the C you might think it was 2012, which would not be right.

BeenThroughItAll

bowlhead99 wrote: »

Not foolproof, as depending on manufacturer and/or region, the year may represent calendar year of manufacturer or model year or type year or they might choose not to follow the standard if they're not selling the car in a market that demands it.

My car is the "2012 model year" but has a build date and a registration date in September and October 2011 respectively.

So year of manufacture/production was 2011 but from the C you might think it was 2012, which would not be right.

Well yes, but it'd still get you a lot closer than 'it might be 2012 and it's 2015 now' if it narrows it down to two actual years.

But, as has been pointed out, some don't follow that 'standard' at all.

thescouselander

One indication might be to remove a piece of plastic trim such as an ash tray or cubby hole and look for the date stamp on the back of the moulding.

Failing that there might be a sticker with the production date on the B pillar, engine bay or underneath the boot carpet or in the service book.