What Year Is My E-Z-GO?

Where to find your E-Z-GO serial number

E-Z-GO carts carry both a serial number and a separate manufacturer’s code, and it is the manufacturer’s code that encodes the build date. Look under the glove box, beneath the seat, or on the frame near the rear of the cart for a metal plate or sticker. On many models there are two numbers; the one that decodes to a date is the manufacturer’s code. If you only find a long serial number, enter it anyway, because the decoder tries multiple patterns.

The fastest way to read it is the E-Z-GO serial number lookup tool, which converts the code into a model year, a likely model line, and the voltage for that era. For a brand-agnostic walkthrough of dating any cart, see what year is my golf cart.

E-Z-GO month code letters

The leading letter of the manufacturer’s code is the month the cart was built. The digits that follow include the model year. The exact digit layout shifted across eras, which is why a tool that applies the correct rule for your code length beats guessing.

E-Z-GO models by era

The date code tells you when the cart was built but not the model name, so use the era guide to confirm the model visually. The official E-Z-GO site shows current lines for reference.

Why the year matters

Knowing the exact year keeps you from buying the wrong parts. Controllers, chargers, battery trays, and body panels changed across the Marathon, TXT, and RXV eras, and ordering by year avoids costly mismatches. The year also tells you the original voltage so you can confirm whether a previous owner converted the cart. Once you know the year and voltage, the battery voltage chart helps you read state of charge, and the range calculator estimates how far it should travel.

Bottom line

To find your E-Z-GO year, locate the manufacturer’s code, read the first letter as the build month, and read the following digits for the two-digit year. Because the format changed over the decades, the safest approach is to drop the full code into the lookup tool and let it apply the right rule, then confirm the model family from the era table by looking at the body style. With the year in hand you can order parts confidently, verify the original voltage, and plan upgrades that actually fit your cart.

A worked example

Suppose your manufacturer’s code begins with the letter J followed by digits that include 16. The letter J is the tenth letter used in the month sequence, so the cart was built in October, and the 16 points to the 2016 model year. Read together, that is an October 2016 build, which in that era is almost certainly a TXT or RXV platform rather than an old Marathon. If your code instead started with a B and showed 02, you would read February 2002, placing it in the Medalist and early TXT window. The letters and digits never change meaning, only their position in the string shifted between generations, which is exactly the part the lookup tool handles for you so you do not have to know which era rule applies.

One caution: a previous owner may have swapped body panels, motors, or batteries, so always treat the decoded year as the year the frame was built. If the cart has been converted from 36V to 48V or fitted with a different controller, the date code still tells you the chassis age, but you should verify the drivetrain separately before ordering electrical parts.

E-Z-GO year FAQs

How do I tell what year my E-Z-GO golf cart is?

Read the manufacturer’s code rather than the plain serial number. The first letter is the build month and the following digits include the two-digit model year. Enter the code into the E-Z-GO lookup tool and it returns the year and likely model.

Does the E-Z-GO code tell me the model too?

Not directly. The date code encodes when the cart was built, not the model name. A lookup can infer a likely model family from the year, but you should confirm whether it is a Marathon, TXT, or RXV by its body style.