Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mazda 121 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.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of the car Mazda 121 into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Here is what we have on the car Mazda 121: years 1988 - 2000, body styles Hatchback, Sedan, power 75 hp and 3 versions in total. 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.
Do not expect the free decoder to show accident damage, odometer history, theft status or past owners; the 17 characters simply do not carry them. For those you need a paid vehicle history report. When viewing a model Mazda 121, copy the VIN from the vehicle yourself instead of trusting the number in the listing, then compare it character by character with the documents.
1988 - 2000
Production years
50 - 75 hp
Power
2
Body styles
3
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda 121 I (DA) | 1988 - 1991 | Hatchback | 54 - 65 hp |
| Mazda 121 II (DB) | 1990 - 1996 | Sedan | 54 - 72 hp |
| Mazda 121 III (JASM,JBSM) | 1996 - 2000 | Hatchback | 50 - 75 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mazda 121, with model years 1988 - 2000 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 1988 - 2000 across 3 versions of the Mazda 121. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mazda 121 the characters to expect are J (1988), K (1989), L (1990), M (1991), N (1992), P (1993), R (1994), S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000).
3 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 75 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Check the registration document first, as the VIN is printed there. On the vehicle itself, look at the dashboard under the windshield on the driver's side or at the driver door frame.
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.
No. The VIN decoder is free to use and needs no registration or account.