Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ford Focus 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 a 17-character VIN and the decoder shows the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture for your Ford Focus. It is free and needs no registration. Our data covers model years from 1998 to the present, because the Focus is still built, in Cabriolet, Hatchback, Sedan and Wagon bodies, with power from 75 to 350 hp.
A VIN holds no accident history, mileage, theft records or owner details, and the free decoder does not read trim or engine specifics either. On a car you are looking at, compare the VIN on the car with the one in the registration papers and check that the body style and power match the listing. Anything about the car's past has to come from a paid vehicle history report.
1998 - present
Production years
75 - 350 hp
Power
4
Body styles
23
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Focus I Sedan | 1998 - 2005 | Sedan | 75 - 131 hp |
| Ford Focus Sedan (USA) | 1999 - 2004 | Sedan | 111 - 153 hp |
| Ford Focus Hatchback (USA) | 1999 - 2004 | Hatchback | 110 - 172 hp |
| Ford Focus Hatchback I | 1999 - 2005 | Hatchback | 75 - 215 hp |
| Ford Focus Turnier (USA) | 1999 - 2004 | Wagon | 131 - 147 hp |
| Ford Focus Turnier I | 1999 - 2005 | Wagon | 75 - 173 hp |
| Ford Focus II Hatchback | 2005 - 2012 | Hatchback | 80 - 305 hp |
| Ford Focus II Sedan | 2005 - 2010 | Sedan | 80 - 145 hp |
| Ford Focus Turnier II | 2005 - 2010 | Wagon | 80 - 145 hp |
| Ford Focus Cabriolet II | 2006 - 2010 | Cabriolet | 100 - 145 hp |
| Ford Focus III Hatchback | 2010 - 2014 | Hatchback | 85 - 250 hp |
| Ford Focus III Sedan | 2010 - 2014 | Sedan | 95 - 182 hp |
| Ford Focus III Wagon | 2010 - 2014 | Wagon | 95 - 250 hp |
| Ford Focus III Hatchback (facelift 2014) | 2013 - 2018 | Hatchback | 85 - 350 hp |
| Ford Focus III Sedan (facelift 2014) | 2014 - 2018 | Sedan | 85 - 182 hp |
| Ford Focus III Wagon (facelift 2014) | 2014 - 2018 | Wagon | 85 - 250 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Hatchback | 2018 - 2021 | Hatchback | 85 - 280 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Sedan | 2018 - 2021 | Sedan | 123 - 160 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Wagon | 2018 - 2021 | Wagon | 85 - 280 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Active Hatchback | 2019 - 2021 | Hatchback | 120 - 182 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Active Wagon | 2019 - 2021 | Wagon | 120 - 182 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Hatchback (facelift 2022) | 2022 - present | Hatchback | 95 - 280 hp |
| Ford Focus IV Wagon (facelift 2022) | 2022 - present | Wagon | 95 - 280 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Ford Focus, with model years 1998 - present 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 1998 - present across 23 versions of the Ford Focus. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Ford Focus the characters to expect are 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), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
23 versions, in 4 body styles, with power up to 350 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Decode the VIN to get the model year, then compare it with the version names in our data, such as Ford Focus II Sedan, Ford Focus III Wagon or Ford Focus III Hatchback (facelift 2014). Our data lists 23 versions in all, so use the body style and the registration papers to settle which one you have.
Read all 17 characters one by one and make sure they match exactly. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so one of those points to a misread or a bad copy. The 10th character is the model year and the 11th is the plant, and both should fit what the papers and the seller claim.
It only reads the VIN, so you get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. Accidents, mileage, theft and previous owners are not stored in a VIN, so the decoder cannot show them.