Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mazda 323 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 reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture for your Mazda 323. Our data covers model years 1977 to 2003, in Hatchback, Wagon and Sedan bodies, with power from 45 to 185 hp. It lists 16 versions, from Mazda 323 I (FA) and Mazda 323 II Hatchback (BD) to Mazda 323 F VI (BJ).
A VIN holds no accident records, mileage, theft status or owner history, so the decoder cannot show any of that. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, check that the VIN on the car matches the registration papers, and that the model year, body style and power match what the seller claims.
1977 - 2003
Production years
45 - 185 hp
Power
3
Body styles
16
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda 323 I (FA) | 1977 - 1980 | Hatchback | 45 - 69 hp |
| Mazda 323 I Station Wagon (FA) | 1978 - 1986 | Wagon | 60 - 70 hp |
| Mazda 323 II (BD) | 1980 - 1986 | Sedan | 54 - 88 hp |
| Mazda 323 II Hatchback (BD) | 1980 - 1985 | Hatchback | 54 - 88 hp |
| Mazda 323 III (BF) | 1985 - 1991 | Sedan | 54 - 140 hp |
| Mazda 323 III Hatchback (BF) | 1985 - 1991 | Hatchback | 54 - 150 hp |
| Mazda 323 III Station Wagon (BF) | 1986 - 1993 | Wagon | 54 - 86 hp |
| Mazda 323 C IV (BG) | 1989 - 1994 | Hatchback | 56 - 185 hp |
| Mazda 323 F IV (BG) | 1989 - 1995 | Hatchback | 84 - 128 hp |
| Mazda 323 S IV (BG) | 1989 - 1994 | Hatchback | 56 - 163 hp |
| Mazda 323 C V (BA) | 1994 - 1998 | Hatchback | 73 - 115 hp |
| Mazda 323 F V (BA) | 1994 - 1998 | Hatchback | 71 - 144 hp |
| Mazda 323 S V (BA) | 1994 - 1998 | Sedan | 71 - 114 hp |
| Mazda 323 P V (BA) | 1997 - 2000 | Hatchback | 71 - 88 hp |
| Mazda 323 F VI (BJ) | 1998 - 2003 | Hatchback | 71 - 130 hp |
| Mazda 323 S VI (BJ) | 1998 - 2003 | Sedan | 71 - 130 hp |
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 1977 - 2003 across 16 versions of the Mazda 323. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
16 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 185 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The VIN gives you the model year in character 10, plus the manufacturer and country. Compare that year and the body style with the versions in our data, such as Mazda 323 III Station Wagon (BF) or Mazda 323 F V (BA), and with the version named in the registration document.
All 17 characters must be identical on the plate, on the car and in the registration papers. Read them slowly, because I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so any of those letters points to a misread or a bad copy.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also reads only 17-character VINs, which cover cars built since 1981, so an early car from the 1977 start of our data may not decode.