Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ford Escort 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.
Enter the 17-character VIN of a Ford Escort and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and without registration. Our data for the Escort covers 25 versions with model years from 1968 to 2018, in Sedan, Wagon, Hatchback and Convertible bodies, with power from 39 to 220 hp. Version names in it include Ford Escort II (USA), Ford Escort III Cabrio and Ford Escort Sedan (China), so it pays to know which one you are looking at.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, and the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report, while on the car itself you can compare the VIN on the plate with the one in the registration papers and check that the decoded year and country fit the car in front of you.
1968 - 2018
Production years
39 - 220 hp
Power
4
Body styles
25
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escort I (AFH,ATH) | 1968 - 1976 | Sedan | 44 hp |
| Ford Escort I Turnier | 1968 - 1976 | Wagon | 39 - 57 hp |
| Ford Escort II (ATH) | 1973 - 1980 | Sedan | 45 - 110 hp |
| Ford Escort II Turnier | 1975 - 1981 | Wagon | 54 hp |
| Ford Escort III (GAA,AWA,ABFT,AVA) | 1980 - 1989 | Hatchback | 50 - 132 hp |
| Ford Escort III Turnier (AWA) | 1980 - 1985 | Wagon | 50 - 79 hp |
| Ford Escort III Cabrio (ALD) | 1983 - 1985 | Convertible | 69 - 105 hp |
| Ford Escort IV (GAF,AWF,ABFT) | 1985 - 1990 | Hatchback | 50 - 132 hp |
| Ford Escort IV Cabrio | 1986 - 1991 | Convertible | 73 - 105 hp |
| Ford Escort IV Turnier (AWF,AVF) | 1986 - 1990 | Wagon | 54 - 90 hp |
| Ford Escort V (GAL) | 1990 - 1992 | Hatchback | 60 - 147 hp |
| Ford Escort V Cabrio (ALL) | 1990 - 1992 | Convertible | 71 - 130 hp |
| Ford Escort V Turnier (GAL,AVL) | 1990 - 1992 | Wagon | 60 - 105 hp |
| Ford Escort II (USA) | 1991 - 1996 | Hatchback | 88 - 128 hp |
| Ford Escort VI Hatch (GAL) | 1991 - 1996 | Hatchback | 60 - 220 hp |
| Ford Escort Wagon II (USA) | 1991 - 1996 | Wagon | 88 - 110 hp |
| Ford Escort VI (GAL) | 1992 - 1995 | Sedan | 60 - 220 hp |
| Ford Escort VI Turnier (GAL) | 1992 - 1995 | Wagon | 60 - 130 hp |
| Ford Escort VI Cabrio (ALL) | 1993 - 1995 | Convertible | 73 - 130 hp |
| Ford Escort VII (GAL,AAL,ABL) | 1995 - 2000 | Sedan | 60 - 115 hp |
| Ford Escort VII Cabrio | 1995 - 2000 | Convertible | 90 - 115 hp |
| Ford Escort VII Hatch (GAL,AFL) | 1995 - 1999 | Hatchback | 60 - 115 hp |
| Ford Escort VII Turnier (GAL,ANL) | 1995 - 2000 | Wagon | 60 - 115 hp |
| Ford Escort Sedan (China, facelift 2018) | 2018 | Sedan | 122 - 125 hp |
| Ford Escort Sedan (China) | - | Sedan | - |
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 1968 - 2018 across 25 versions of the Ford Escort. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
25 versions, in 4 body styles, with power up to 220 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Decode the VIN to get the model year and country of manufacture, then match them against the version names in our data, such as Ford Escort III Turnier (AWA) or Ford Escort IV Cabrio. The body style (Sedan, Wagon, Hatchback or Convertible) and the power figure in the papers should fit the version you settle on.
Read all 17 characters one by one and make sure they are identical on the plate and in the registration papers. The 10th character stands for the model year, so it should agree with the year the seller gives. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so one of them points to a misread or a questionable number.
It reads only the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, so it says nothing about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners. Cars built before 1981 generally do not have a 17-character VIN, which matters because our Escort data starts in 1968.