Enter the 17-character VIN of your Alpina B3 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.
Enter the 17-character VIN of an Alpina B3 and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. It is free and needs no registration. Our data lists 24 versions of the Alpina B3, from the Alpina B3 (E30) and Alpina B3 Cabrio (E30) to the Alpina B3 (F30), with model years from 1987 to the present, since the model is still built. Body styles are Convertible, Coupe, Sedan and Wagon, and power ranges from 204 to 529 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, so the decoded result is only a starting point. On a car you are looking at, compare the decoded model year and body style with the advert and the registration papers, and get a paid vehicle history report if you want the car's past checked.
1987 - present
Production years
204 - 529 hp
Power
4
Body styles
24
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpina B3 (E30) | 1987 - 1992 | Sedan | 204 hp |
| Alpina B3 Cabrio (E30) | 1987 - 1992 | Convertible | 204 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (E30) | 1987 - 1992 | Wagon | 204 hp |
| Alpina B3 (E36) | 1993 - 1999 | Sedan | 250 - 265 hp |
| Alpina B3 Coupe (E36) | 1993 - 1996 | Coupe | 250 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (E36) | 1993 - 1998 | Wagon | 250 - 265 hp |
| Alpina B3 Cabrio (E36) | 1994 - 1996 | Convertible | 250 hp |
| Alpina B3 (E46) | 1999 - 2005 | Sedan | 280 - 305 hp |
| Alpina B3 Coupe (E46) | 1999 - 2006 | Coupe | 280 - 305 hp |
| Alpina B3 Cabrio (E46) | 2000 - 2006 | Convertible | 280 - 305 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (E46) | 2000 - 2006 | Wagon | 280 - 305 hp |
| Alpina B3 (E90) | 2007 - 2013 | Sedan | 360 hp |
| Alpina B3 Cabrio (E93) | 2007 - 2012 | Convertible | 360 hp |
| Alpina B3 Coupe (E92) | 2007 - 2013 | Coupe | 360 - 408 hp |
| Alpina B3 (F30) | 2013 - 2015 | Sedan | 410 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (F31) | 2013 - 2015 | Wagon | 410 hp |
| Alpina B3 (F30 LCI, Facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2018 | Sedan | 410 - 440 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (F31 LCI, Facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2019 | Wagon | 410 - 440 hp |
| Alpina B3 Sedan (G20) | 2019 - 2022 | Sedan | 462 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (G21) | 2019 - 2022 | Wagon | 462 hp |
| Alpina B3 Sedan (G20, facelift 2022) | 2022 - 2024 | Sedan | 495 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (G21, facelift 2022) | 2022 - 2024 | Wagon | 495 hp |
| Alpina B3 Sedan (G20, facelift 2024) | 2024 - present | Sedan | 529 hp |
| Alpina B3 Touring (G21, facelift 2024) | 2024 - present | Wagon | 529 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Alpina B3, with model years 1987 - present 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 1987 - present across 24 versions of the Alpina B3. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Alpina B3 the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
24 versions, in 4 body styles, with power up to 529 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Decode the VIN and note the model year, which comes from the 10th character, and the country of manufacture. Then compare these with the body style and version name in the advert, for example Alpina B3 Coupe (E92) or Alpina B3 Cabrio (E93), and with the registration document. The decoder reads only the VIN, so a mismatch is a reason to ask the seller questions.
Every one of the 17 characters should be identical on the plate, the body stamping and the registration papers. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so a character that looks like one of them is probably a misread 1 or 0. Characters 1 to 3 identify the manufacturer and the last six are the serial number, so check those carefully.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft status or how many owners the car has had, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also cannot tell you the condition of the car or confirm that the equipment matches what the seller claims. It decodes the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, and nothing beyond that.