Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mazda Capella 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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Manufacturer, model year, country: enter the VIN of the model Mazda Capella and the free decoder reads all three from the 17 characters. Production years of the car Mazda Capella in our data: 1988 - 2002. Body styles: Wagon, Sedan, Coupe, Hatchback. Power: 200 hp. Versions in our data: 4. 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.
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. A quick test for the model Mazda Capella: the 10th character encodes the model year, so it should fit the year the seller states. Also remember that I, O and Q never occur in a genuine VIN.
1988 - 2002
Production years
73 - 200 hp
Power
4
Body styles
4
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda Capella Wagon | 1988 - 2002 | Wagon | 82 - 200 hp |
| Mazda Capella | 1989 - 2002 | Sedan | 73 - 167 hp |
| Mazda Capella Coupe | 1989 - 1994 | Coupe | 115 - 145 hp |
| Mazda Capella Hatchback | 1989 - 1994 | Hatchback | 82 - 145 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mazda Capella, with model years 1988 - 2002 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 - 2002 across 4 versions of the Mazda Capella. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mazda Capella 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), 1 (2001), 2 (2002).
4 versions, in 4 body styles, with power up to 200 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
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.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.