DBA-YV37

Nissan Skyline YV37 specs

YV37 is the model code of the Nissan Skyline. Japan’s transport ministry lists it in its fuel economy lists from 2015–2019 under the model type DBA-YV37. A genuine car’s chassis number starts YV37-.

YV37 at a glance

Make: Nissan
Model: Skyline
Model code: YV37
Model types: DBA-YV37
In MLIT’s lists: 2015–2019
Engines: 274A 1,991 cc petrol
Gearboxes: 7-speed automatic
Drive: rear-wheel drive
Kerb weight: 1,650–1,740 kg
Official fuel economy: 13–13.6 km/L (37–38 mpg)

Fuel economy is from Japan’s official tests and is usually better than you’ll see on UK roads. MLIT doesn’t list power or torque.

DBA-YV37

Listed 2015–2019. The DBA prefix (our explanation, not MLIT’s) means petrol passenger car certified to Japan’s 2005 emissions rules, 75% below their limits. Check DBA-YV37 against ULEZ and clean air zones.

Engine	Gearbox	Drive	Weight	Seats	Fuel economy	Listed
274A1,991 cc petrol	7-speed automatic	rear-wheel drive	1,650–1,740 kg	5	13–13.6 km/L37–38 mpg, Japanese JC08 test	2015–2019

Each row is one version as MLIT lists it. A version can appear twice when MLIT gave figures on two tests that year. Low-emission stars and trim names aren’t shown. MLIT gives fuel economy in km/L; the mpg figures are our conversion to UK gallons. Japanese tests are gentler than real UK driving, so expect less.

YV37 build year by chassis number

Japan’s carmakers list the chassis numbers each code was built with every year from 2015. Find the serial below, or use the build year finder.

YV37 · DBA-YV37 · Nissan
Built	Chassis numbers
2015	YV37-400355 to 402880
2016	YV37-402881 to 403761YV37-500001 to 500674YV37-550001 to 550410
2017	YV37-550411 to 551537YV37-600001 to 600242
2018	YV37-600243 to 630516
2019	YV37-630517 to 630860

From the JAMA chassis number lists: 車台番号一覧表. We keep only the chassis code, serial ranges and year. JAMA calls them reference information, not a certificate.

Check a YV37 before you buy

Make sure the car is what the advert says: the chassis number on the V5C should start YV37-, and the engine and gearbox should match one of the versions above. Our free check reads the UK MOT history and compares it with the chassis code.

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Questions

What engine does the YV37 have?

MLIT lists the Nissan Skyline YV37 with 274A 1,991 cc petrol.

What fuel economy does the YV37 get?

Officially between 13 and 13.6 km/L (about 37–38 mpg), depending on the version, on Japan’s own tests. Real-world figures are usually lower, especially against the older 10-15 mode test.

How heavy is the YV37?

Between 1,650 and 1,740 kg kerb weight, depending on the version.

Is DBA-YV37 the same as YV37?

Yes. DBA-YV37 is the full model type: the letters before the hyphen are Japan’s emissions code, which changed as the rules were tightened, and YV37 is the model code. The chassis number starts with YV37-.

About these figures

The model types, engine codes, capacities, gearboxes, drive, weights, seats and km/L figures are copied from MLIT’s yearly lists of cars on sale in Japan each March, so “listed” years are list years, not exact production dates. The English model names, mpg conversions, emissions code explanations and chassis number matching are ours. Lists before 2013 were printed as PDFs that we read by machine; where an older list gives an engine code that doesn’t match its capacity, we’ve used the figure the same model type has in other years. Check anything that matters against the car’s own papers. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Nissan model codes.

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan, fuel economy lists 2004–2026, used under the Public Data License 1.0. Edited and translated by JDM History.