Where To Find Your Car Paint Code

Where to Find The Paint Code for Your Car, Truck, or SUV

Finding an exact match for your paint color is the only way to ensure your touch-up blends in seamlessly, but how do you find the color code for your paint? There are many ways to find the paint code on your vehicle.  You will just need to find the placard that the OEM placed on your car, and understand how they call out the color code.  The placards can be anywhere on the vehicle from the driver's side door jamb, to the trunk, or even under the hood of the vehicle.  Don't worry though, we have you covered.  We are confident that you will find your OEM paint code if you follow the guide below.

You can find your OEM car paint code using any of the following options:

1. Use the guide below to find your OEM paint code by vehicle brand.
2. Watch a video on YouTube on how to find your paint code.
3. Contact a car dealer near you with your VIN number and they can tell you what your OEM paint code is.

 

Eagle Eye Vehicle Paint Code Guide:

Acura – Inside driver’s door jamb

Alfa Romeo – Located on trunk lid and trunk wall

Aston-Martin – Inside driver’s door jamb

Audi – Located on trunk lid and trunk wall

Bentley – Inside driver’s door jamb.under the hood.

BMW – Under the hood. 1st three numbers and letters before the slash

Buick – Located on trunk lid,trunk wall,glove box and door panel.

Cadillac – Inside driver’s door jamb.located on trunk lid,trunk wall an glove box.

Chevrolet – Inside driver’s door jamb.located on trunk lid and trunk wall

Chrysler, Dodge – In the driver’s door jamb, 3 Letter Code Next to PNT:

Fiat – Inside driver’s door jamb.Located on trunk id.

Ford – In the driver’s door jamb

General Motors – Usually Starts with a U. Mostly found in the glove box or spare tire compartment.

 

Honda – Inside driver’s door jamb or on the VIN sticker. Starts with a NH, YR, or B. Usually has a sticker just for the Paint code.

Hummer – Inside driver’s door jamb.Usually start with “WA” or a “U”

Hyundai – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Infiniti – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Isuzu – Inside driver’s door jamb.Under the hood firewall.

Jaguar – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Jeep – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Kia – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Lamborghini – Under the hood firewall.

Land Rover – Inside driver’s door jamb

Lexus – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Lincoln – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Lotus – Under the hood.

Maserati – Under the hood.1st three characters in length, after slash and extra number.

Mazda – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Mercedes Benz – Older models will have the paint code under the hood.

Mercury – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Mini – Under the hood.1st three characters in length, contain both numbers and letters.

Mitsubishi – Under the hood.1st three characters in length, contain both numbers and letters.

Nissan – inside driver’s door jamb

Oldsmobile – Located on trunk and trunk lid.

Plymouth – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Pontiac – Located on trunk and trunk lid.

Porsche – Located on trunk lid.Usually 3-4 characters in length.

RAM – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Rolls-Royce – Located on core support.

SAAB – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Saturn – Inside driver’s door jamb.Located on trunk lid.

Scion – Inside driver’s door jamb.

Smart Car – Inside driver’s door jamb.Located on trunk lid.

Subaru – Inside driver’s door jamb. 

Suzuki – Inside driver’s door jamb.Usaully code to the right of the word “Color”.

Tesla – Inside driver’s door jamb

Toyota – Always in the driver’s door jamb. 1st three numbers and letters before the slash.

Volkswagen – In the spare tire compartment. Usually start with an L

Volvo – Inside driver’s door jamb.