VIN W1K6F3DB8PA189416
30 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: W1K6F3DB8PA189416
From the seller’s listing
Positions 1–3 — the world-manufacturer code.
In our data, VINs starting W1K belong to Mercedes-Benz.
Agrees with the listing.
Positions 4–8 — the descriptor. Here the maker encodes what the car is: the model, body and equipment.
In our data, VINs starting W1K6F3DB read as Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Agrees with the listing — the two names differ, but they name the same model line.
Position 9 — the check digit.
Shown exactly as the listing published it — we do not verify the check digit.
Position 10 — the model-year code.
Code P reads 2023. Model-year codes repeat every 30 years, so the reading nearest the listing’s own year is the one shown.
Agrees with the listing.
Position 11 — the assembly-plant code.
Plant codes are each maker’s own. We hold no list of them, so this character is shown, not decoded.
Positions 12–17 — the serial number.
Nothing is decoded from it. It is what makes this VIN one car rather than a model.
What the VIN encodes — S-Class W223 · S400 d 4Matic · Diesel · 2021–2023
Machine-translated · original below
Samsung total loss Front and rear damage *Estimated repair cost: 180,000,000 won *Vehicle price: 160,600,000 won leasing W1K6F3DB8PA189416
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The stamp is the seller’s own word for the damage, printed as the listing filed it — the seller’s classification, never our assessment.
Also stated in the listing
Mercedes-Benz S-Class · 2023 · clean-market comparables
The band covers clean-market retail listings of the same model and year, as of 31 Aug 2026. Read the band as a ceiling for a clean, fully-restored example — not as an estimate for this lot.
Model median price
₩9,650만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
48,600 km
Clean-market listings
Mercedes-Benz S-Class · 193 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 17,200 km — lower than 90% of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
54% of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class records on file carry the Total loss stamp (전손) — this record is one of them.
The file
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class records on file span 2015–2023; this car is a 2023.
Counted across our own Mercedes-Benz S-Class records. A VIN that comes back to the block is filed again, so these are listings on file, not cars.
The official databases were asked about W1K6F3DB8PA189416 · checked 25 Jul 2026
Notified
Dec 2024
[Benz] 9 models including CLS 400 d 4MATIC - Engine control unit related recall
[벤츠] CLS 400 d 4MATIC 등 9차종 - 엔진 컨트롤 유닛 관련 리콜
1 campaign on this VIN · 1 open
Every filed appearance of W1K6F3DB8PA189416 · 2 appearances
This VIN has appeared 2 times in our records. Odometer across the trail: 13,278 km (May 2023) → 17,200 km (May 2023) — +3,922 km in 2 days.
Filed the same day across the auction houses — one auction event, recorded more than once. We count it as one appearance.
Listing ended16 May 2023Odometer at listing: 13,278 km · 30 photographs filedOpen this listing →Relisted 2 days later · +3,922 km
Listing ended14 May 2023Odometer at listing: 13,278 km · 9 photographs filedOpen this listing →Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
Related records · relists excluded
2022–2023 · 60 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
전손 total loss-class records, any make · 70514 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.