model year
Vehicle's birth date
Model year is the year assigned to a vehicle by its manufacturer, used for marketing and identification purposes.
A car's model year typically begins before the calendar year it names—a 2025 model might appear in showrooms in late 2024.
What model year is your truck?
The system helps distinguish successive versions even when designs change little.
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
- rebrandingRevising corporate identity
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- prototype testingAssessing initial design samples
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
VIN · concept car · carryover · production run · tooling · drivetrain · chassis · limited edition · product launch · test drive · window sticker · facelift · consumer demand · pickup truck · trim level · supply chain · advertising campaign · hybrid vehicle
- time periodsday, month, week, hour, minute
- years
- automakingassembly line, car factory, production line, final assembly, paint shop
- used car valueblue book, Kelley Blue Book, trade-in value, resale value, market value
- automobilescar, truck, SUV, van, sedan