Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ford Escape 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.
Got a VIN for the model Ford Escape? Type in all 17 characters and the free decoder returns the manufacturer, model year and country where the car was built. The model Ford Escape appears in our data for 2000 - 2023. Versions in our data: 6. Bodies: SUV. Power: 250 hp. Decoding gives you the manufacturer (from the first three characters), the model year (10th character) and the country of manufacture. The plant is included if the code carries it.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not encoded in a VIN. They are found in a paid vehicle history report, not in the decoder result. Check the 10th character of the VIN on the car Ford Escape against the model year stated in the papers or the advert. If the two disagree, ask the seller to explain.
2000 - 2023
Production years
129 - 250 hp
Power
1
Body styles
6
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escape I | 2000 - 2007 | SUV | 129 - 203 hp |
| Ford Escape II | 2008 - 2012 | SUV | 145 - 240 hp |
| Ford Escape III | 2013 - 2016 | SUV | 168 - 240 hp |
| Ford Escape III (facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2019 | SUV | 168 - 245 hp |
| Ford Escape IV | 2019 - 2022 | SUV | 162 - 250 hp |
| Ford Escape IV (facelift 2023) | 2023 | SUV | 163 - 250 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Ford Escape, with model years 2000 - 2023 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 2000 - 2023 across 6 versions of the Ford Escape. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Ford Escape the characters to expect are Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023).
6 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 250 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
Yes. Decoding is free and you do not need to register. Enter the 17 characters and the result appears right away.