Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ford Contour to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Start by typing the VIN of your car Ford Contour into the box; the decoder reads the code and reports the maker, the model year and the country of origin. Production years of the car Ford Contour in our data: 1994 - 2002. Body styles: Sedan. Power: 197 hp. Versions in our data: 1. The decoder reads the world manufacturer identifier in characters 1 to 3, the model year in character 10 and the plant in character 11 where one is coded.
The VIN identifies the car but does not describe its life. Records of accidents, mileage, theft or owners have to be looked up separately from the decoding. On a model Ford Contour you are considering, read the VIN on the car and then the VIN in the documents. They must match exactly, in all 17 characters.
1994 - 2002
Production years
125 - 197 hp
Power
1
Body styles
1
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Contour | 1994 - 2002 | Sedan | 125 - 197 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Ford Contour, with model years 1994 - 2002 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1994 - 2002 across 1 version of the Ford Contour. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Ford Contour the characters to expect are R (1994), S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002).
1 version, in 1 body style, with power up to 197 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.