Updated: 24-Jun-2025
What determines interior color?
The interior code can be found on the car's build sheet sticker, which is on the crossbar in the trunk (if the car still has it).
For many models, the cloth sport bucket seats were an optional upgrade over the standard bucket seats. Likewise, the cloth standard bucket seats were sometimes an optional "downgrade" if buyers did not want cloth sport bucket seats. Keep this in mind as you browse the various upholstery pages. All seats were built by Keiper-Recaro.
Tap on each upholstery sample to open its details. Each interior has a thread rating, indicating its production popularity.
Volkswagen refers to vinyl upholstery as "leatherette". This website uses "vinyl" so that it is clear what the material is.
Seat style guide: 
Most photos used for examples sourced from sales sites, including, but not limited to, auctions, The Samba, various classifieds, FB Marketplace.
Red

Code: 11
Etienne Aigner

Codes: EU, XH
1981-1983

Code: EK
1980

Codes: KE, GD
1984-1985

Codes: HE, HB, HL, HX, GP, WG
1988-1990

Codes: PH, QE
1980-1982

Codes: TZ, TJ, TU
1987-1990

Codes: VH, VZ
1987-1990
Green

Code: 04
Etienne Aigner

Code: CY
1979-1980

Code: PD
1979-1980
Blue

Code: 03
1984-1986

Code: 03
1989 Wolfsburg

Code: 07
Youngline

Code: 09
Etienne Aigner

Code: 10
Acapulco

Code: 12
1988 Azur

Code: 14
1991-1993

Code: 28
1985-1987

Code: 42
1986 CC

Code: 71
1985 Wolfsburg

Codes: ET, XG
1981-1983

Codes: GB, KB
1984-1987

Codes: HC, HM, WH
1988-1990

Codes: FC, FW, FG
1991-1993

Codes: TG, VJ
1989-1993

Code: PK
1981-1982

Codes: TP, TX
1987-1990
Gray

Code: 03
1992-1993

Code: 56
Bel-Air

Codes: 70, 75
1985-1986 Wolfsburg

Code: 74
1986 Wolfsburg

Codes: JP, CY, CW, JG, CT, CM
1988-1991

Codes: HD, HK, HW, WE
1988-1991

Codes: FB, FF, TE
1990-1993

Codes: JP, JG
1992-1993

Code: UW
1988-1990

Codes: TT, TY
1987-1990

Codes: VK, VY, TE
1989-1993
Brown & Beige

Code: 11
1984-1986

Code: 76
1986 Wolfsburg

Code: 80
1991-1993

Code: CV
1979-1980

Code: CW
1979-1980

Codes: EX, EY, XC, XJ
1981-1983

Code: EV
1980

Code: KC, GC
1984-1987

Code: ??
1984

Code: ??
1984

Codes: JQ, CX, CZ, CP, JH, CN, CU, CQ
1988-1991

Codes: JF, JQ
1992-1993

Code: PC
1979-1980

Codes: PB, PE
1979-1982

Codes: QC, QJ
1983-1987

Code: NV
1988-1990

Codes: YA, VB, YM, YX
1985-1990
White

Codes: 13, 21
1983-1986

Code: 29
1986-1987 Best Seller

Code: 57
Coast

Codes: 70, 88
1987-1992

Code: 90
1992-1993

Codes: HA, GL, HG, HP, WD
1988-1990

Code: FX, CT, FD, CY, FH
1991-1993

Code: PJ
1980-1982

Codes: TW, TC, TS
1987-1990

Codes: VK, VE, VX, TK
1989-1993
Black

Codes: 01, 59
1984-1986

Code: 06
Sportline

Code: 27
Genesis

Code: 28
Toscana

Code: 35
Fashionline

Code: 58
Coast

Code: 81
Classicline

Code: 86
Carat

Code: CU
1979-1980

Codes: EG
1980

Codes: EQ, HA
1981-1983

Code: KL
1981-1983

Code: KM
1981-1983

Code: KY
1981/1982

Codes: GA, KA
1984-1987

Codes: JN, CV, JF, CL
1988-1991

Codes: FU, FA, FV, FE
1991-1993

Code: XT
1991-1993

Codes: JF, JN
1992-1993

Code: PA
1980-1987

Code: NW
1988-1993

Codes: TP, VA, YL
1987-1990

Code: TV, TL, VJ
1991-1993