How to assign my Lada Niva to the correct vehicle type?
To find out which vehicle type your Lada Niva is, look at the first five digits of the vehicle identification number (VIN). They reveal which type you are driving.
Vehicle types and their features
XTA21214:
o Description: Lada Niva with 1700ccm injection engine (exact specification in the registration: 1690ccm).
o Models: Most Lada Taiga belong to this category. Also the Lada Urban and the Lada Bronto fall under the number 21214.
o Widely spread in Germany and Europe
XTA21213:
o Description: Lada Niva with 1700ccm and carbureted engine.
o Type designation: 21213. Less common, as there were not many from the series or few made it to Germany and Europe
XTA2121:
o Description: Lada Niva with 1600ccm and carbureted engine.
o Type designation: 2121. Nowadays relatively rare. Lada Niva 2121 was very common in Germany and Europe, but it is an older model and has not been imported to Germany and Europe in recent years.