Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mazda B-series 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 B-series into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. The model Mazda B-series is recorded for 1997 - 2006. Number of versions in our data: 2. A VIN tells you the maker, the model year and the country of manufacture. Where the plant is coded in the 11th character, that can be read as well.
The VIN identifies the car but does not describe its life. Records of accidents, mileage, theft or owners have to be looked up separately from the decoding. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model Mazda B-series and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1997 - 2006
Production years
78 - 207 hp
Power
-
Body styles
2
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda B-Series VI | 1997 - 2006 | - | 78 - 207 hp |
| Mazda B-Series VII | 2006 | - | 143 - 207 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mazda B-series, with model years 1997 - 2006 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 1997 - 2006 across 2 versions of the Mazda B-series. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mazda B-series the characters to expect are V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006).
2 versions, with power up to 207 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.
It confirms the basic identity of the car, such as maker, model year and country. It says nothing about damage, mileage, theft or owners, so for those you would need a paid vehicle history report.
No. The VIN decoder is free to use and needs no registration or account.