Enter the 17-character VIN of your Nissan Cima 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.
To check a car Nissan Cima, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. We have versions in our data for the model Nissan Cima: 2. They span 1996 - 2010, come in the body styles Sedan and show a power of 280 hp. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and region, the 10th stands for the model year, and the 11th often marks the plant.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not encoded in a VIN. They are found in a paid vehicle history report, not in the decoder result. Count the characters on the car Nissan Cima: a VIN has exactly 17 and never contains I, O or Q. Then check that the 10th character matches the stated model year.
1996 - 2010
Production years
255 - 280 hp
Power
1
Body styles
2
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Cima (FY33) | 1996 - 2001 | Sedan | 255 - 270 hp |
| Nissan Cima (F50) | 2001 - 2010 | Sedan | 280 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Nissan Cima, with model years 1996 - 2010 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 1996 - 2010 across 2 versions of the Nissan Cima. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Nissan Cima the characters to expect are T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010).
2 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 280 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Use the number from the dashboard under the windshield or from the driver door frame, and check it against the registration document before entering all 17 characters in the decoder.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
Yes. The decoder is free and open to everyone, so no account, login or registration is required.