vininfo
Extracts useful information from Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Vininfo is lightweight, actively maintained, has no runtime dependencies, and solves a specific problem well. Install it if you need to parse or validate VINs in your application. The permissive BSD-3-Clause license poses no barrier. Be aware that detailed vehicle specs are only available for five major brands; for other manufacturers, you get only basic WMI-level information.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- CLI usage requires the click package, installed via `pip install vininfo[cli]`.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-05-02 (104 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-02 · 146 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 377,484 downloads/mo, #7,123 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install vininfo
from vininfo import Vin
vin = Vin('VF1LM1B0H36666155')
print(vin.country) # France
print(vin.manufacturer) # Renault
vin.verify_checksum() # False- How frequently the WMI and brand details dictionaries are updated to cover new manufacturers and vehicle models.
- Coverage completeness for non-major manufacturers beyond AvtoVAZ, Ford Australia, Nissan, Opel, and Renault.
What it is and what it does
Vininfo is a Python library and CLI tool that decodes Vehicle Identification Numbers to extract structured information about vehicles. It parses the standard VIN format into its components (WMI, VDS, VIS) and maps them to real-world data like country of origin, manufacturer, and region. For supported brands—AvtoVAZ, Ford Australia, Nissan, Opel, and Renault—it can extract additional details such as body type, engine code, model name, and plant location. The package also provides VIN checksum verification to validate whether a number is correctly formatted.
You can use it either as a Python library by importing the Vin class and calling methods on VIN strings, or as a standalone CLI tool to query VINs from the command line. It has no runtime dependencies for basic use, making it lightweight to integrate into existing projects.
Use it for
- Validate and decode VINs in automotive inventory or sales systems to automatically populate vehicle metadata.
- Verify VIN checksums in data pipelines to catch data entry errors or corrupted identifiers.
- Extract manufacturer and country information from bulk VIN lists for compliance or analytics reporting.
- Build a vehicle lookup feature in a mobile or web app that shows detailed specs for supported brands.
- Audit vehicle registration databases by decoding and cross-checking VIN components against expected values.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Vininfo is lightweight, actively maintained, has no runtime dependencies, and solves a specific problem well. Install it if you need to parse or validate VINs in your application. The permissive BSD-3-Clause license poses no barrier. Be aware that detailed vehicle specs are only available for five major brands; for other manufacturers, you get only basic WMI-level information.
Install
vininfo on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained as of 2026-05-02 with 146 repository stars and recent activity.
Requires Python 3.10 or later. CLI usage requires the click package, installed via `pip install vininfo[cli]`.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install vininfo
from vininfo import Vin
vin = Vin('VF1LM1B0H36666155')
print(vin.country) # France
print(vin.manufacturer) # Renault
vin.verify_checksum() # FalseVerify before relying
- How frequently the WMI and brand details dictionaries are updated to cover new manufacturers and vehicle models.
- Coverage completeness for non-major manufacturers beyond AvtoVAZ, Ford Australia, Nissan, Opel, and Renault.
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 104 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 377,484 / month, #7,123 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: vininfo-1.11.0-py3-none-any.whl
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