Factory build sheet
2013 Mazda MAZDA3 Sport/GX
Build JM1BL1KF-D · 2L · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JM1BL1KF and position 10 reads D. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every MAZDA3 whose VIN starts JM1BL1KF and carries D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 103 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 103 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Mazda with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Engine model
- LFX Federal/Canada
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 5
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Mazda used the VIN pattern JM1BL1KF for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2011 Sport/GX 2L Hatchback · 145 vehicles code B
- 2012 Sport/GX 2L Hatchback · 101 vehicles code C
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2013 You are here code D
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JM1 | MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BL1KF | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | D | Model year — 2013 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2013 Mazda MAZDA3 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2013 MAZDA3. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
103 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JM1BL1KF-D shares the specification above.
- 103 Known VINs
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the MAZDA3, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2013 Touring/GS 2.3L · Hatchback liftback notchback 730 vehicles · $11,704 median
- 2013 Touring/GS 2.3L · Hatchback liftback notchback 537 vehicles · $13,990 median
- 2013 Touring/GS 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 2,590 vehicles · $7,400 median
- 2013 Touring/GS 2L · Hatchback liftback notchback 2,429 vehicles · $7,439 median
- 2013 Grand Touring/GT 2.5L · Hatchback liftback notchback 31 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 103 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.