With the driver's door open — on the B-pillar (the post between the front and rear doors), by the door lock. Usually black or white, with “MFD BY” at the top. Next to it there is a yellow-and-white tyre pressure placard — that is another plate, not needed for registration.
What it says
1MFD BY VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. 10/21
2GVWR LBS 5181 KG 2350
3GAWR FRONT LBS 2535 KG 1150 · REAR LBS 2756 KG 1250
4THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE U.S. FEDERAL MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY AND THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS…
53VVXXXXXXXXXXXXXX TYPE: MPV
1The manufacturer and the month of manufacture.
2GVWR — the gross vehicle weight rating.
3GAWR — the front and rear axle ratings (with the tyres stated).
4The manufacturer's statement that the car complies with the US federal safety standards (FMVSS). This sentence is the certification.
5VIN — must match the VIN under the windscreen and in the documents — and the vehicle type.
Why it matters
A US car has no European certificate of conformity (CoC), so before registration in Lithuania it goes through a technical expertise (individual approval). It takes the date of manufacture and the permitted weights from this label. In Latvia, the CSDD asks for it too.
If it is missing
A replacement label can usually be ordered by VIN only through the make's US representative — the European ones have no access to that system. It takes time and delays registration. Copies from the internet will not do: they are not the manufacturer's.
✓Car age: Yes2018
✓Mileage: Yes117 149 km
✓A model we take: Yesvolkswagen/tiguan
✓Seller is an insurance company: Yesan insurance company
✓Repeat auction on record: Nofirst time at auction
✓Registrable in Lithuania: Yes
✓Runs and drives: Yes
✓Has keys: Yes
✓Acceptable title type: YesSalvage
✓Light damage: YesLeft Rear, Right Front
✓Hybrid battery mileage: Not applicablepetrol — no traction battery, so neither its wear risk nor a charging fee
✓Enough Lithuanian comparables: Yes455 listings
✓A profitable bid exists: Yes
✓Empty bid: No
✓Typical average price within our cap: Yes
✓Our limit below a price rejected before: Not applicable
455 similar ads in Lithuania
Compared with: 2018–2021 · petrol · 110–162 kW
Median
€39 161$84 176
Lower quarter
€18 824$40 530
Typical mileage
94 143 km13 987 mi
✓ Fits
€24 409$27 336
Volkswagen Tiguan
2018 · 119 060 km73 980 mi
132 kW · petrol
2026-10-08
✓ Fits
€24 409$27 336
Volkswagen Tiguan
2018 · 75 800 km47 100 mi
2.0 l · 162 kW · petrol
2026-09-27
✓ Fits
€24 450$27 382
Volkswagen Tiguan
2018 · 67 000 km41 632 mi
2.0 l · 132 kW · petrol
2026-09-21
✓ Fits
€16 490$01 685
Volkswagen Tiguan
7129 · 84 252 km43 039 mi
2.2 l · 359 kW · petrol
2698-74-89
✓ Fits
€30 431$76 204
Volkswagen Tiguan
1028 · 63 930 km17 671 mi
1.0 l · 131 kW · petrol
6186-38-04
✓ Fits
€09 822$79 248
Volkswagen Tiguan
9579 · 62 266 km77 291 mi
6.2 l · 891 kW · petrol
9364-23-51
€50 938$86 206
Volkswagen Tiguan
3124 · 21 833 km23 294 mi
3.3 l · 782 kW · petrol · Klaipėda
4601-70-37
€52 433$04 241
Volkswagen Tiguan
8166 · 80 156 km05 339 mi
7.6 l · 817 kW · petrol · Vilnius
8809-25-35
€00 237$95 996
Volkswagen Tiguan
3398 · 80 463 km34 589 mi
8.1 l · 739 kW · petrol
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All similar ads, the market median and the lower quarter
Four numbers the deal is measured by: what to bid, what it will cost landed and cleared, what — with the repair, and what would be left after selling it in Lithuania. Worked out by the same estimate we buy by ourselves.
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105 auction sales
Compared with: 2018 · petrol · mileage 80–158 thousand km
Typical average price
€2 052$9 983
Lower quarter
€7 817$1 439
Runs without a sale
6127
drives starts only does not start red — the damaged area
Paint code — (VW does not print it on the door label); the car is black
Left (driver's) rear corner damaged; the right side with the fuel filler cap is sound
Rear left quarter panel torn behind the wheel arch and creased above it, the body-mounted rear light knocked out — replace the rear section of the quarter panel
Rear light pocket and the left end of the rear panel crumpled behind the torn skin — straighten; the boot floor is not visible
Rear bumper torn and hanging on the left side — replace
Boot lid dented at the lower left corner and above the number plate — replace
Rear left wheel arch trim and the body-mounted rear light lie loose by the car — the trim can be refitted
Declared front right damage not visible: front, bonnet and engine bay sound
Airbags not deployed, interior clean, no warnings in the cluster apart from the seat belt
Paint code
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Repair works
Rear left quarter panel section (US long-wheelbase body)
✓ Fits 
