History of Passat B6? (2006, 2007, 2008 etc)

[jakiman]

I bought my B6 Passat V6 4-Motion which was advertised by a Toyota dealer as being 2007 MY07.

But from what I remember, the year of the build was 10/2006.
Also, when bought, in the contract, they put down 2006 Passat.

I would like to know what the difference between MY06 an MY07 Passats?
Were there any cosmetical (exterior / interior) and/or feature differences?

[phaeton]

MY07 starts from August

Your VIN should be something like this WVWZZZ3CZ7E001986

Note where the 7 is that indicates model year

Welcome to the forum BTW.

[gregozedobe]

Sellers often like to "guild the lily" and quote the latest possible "date" if they think it will help sell a car. There are four different "dates" that apply to cars -

MY (model year), in VW's this seems to start around July for the following year.

Build Date - when a car was physically assembled. This is the date used by most valuers, as it gives you the actual age of a particular car.

Compliance date - when the car had its compliance plate affixed. This may be quite some time after the build date for an imported car that has sat in storage for a long time before going through customs/ADR process (Patricks for VAG cars).

Date first registered - can be 12 months or more after the build date.

[jakiman]

Thanks for the clarification. I guess mine is MY07 then at least. =)