Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mazda Protege 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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Use the free decoder to read a VIN of the model Mazda Protege: 17 characters go in, and the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture come out. Here is what we have on the car Mazda Protege: years 1994 - 2004, body styles Sedan, Hatchback, Wagon, power 165 hp and 3 versions in total. From the 17 characters the decoder reads who built the vehicle, in which model year and in which country. The plant can be derived too when the manufacturer encodes it.
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. On a model Mazda Protege you are considering, read the VIN on the car and then the VIN in the documents. They must match exactly, in all 17 characters.
1994 - 2004
Production years
85 - 165 hp
Power
3
Body styles
3
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda Protege | 1994 - 2003 | Sedan | 85 - 115 hp |
| Mazda Protege Hatchback | 1994 - 1998 | Hatchback | 85 - 135 hp |
| Mazda Protege Wagon | 1994 - 2004 | Wagon | 110 - 165 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mazda Protege, with model years 1994 - 2004 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 1994 - 2004 across 3 versions of the Mazda Protege. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mazda Protege the characters to expect are R (1994), S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004).
3 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 165 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.
Anything about the car's past: accident damage, odometer readings, theft status and the number of owners. The decoder only reads what is stored in the 17 characters.
No. The VIN decoder is free to use and needs no registration or account.