Enter the 17-character VIN of your Alpina B5 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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Enter the 17-character VIN of an Alpina B5 and the free decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration. Our data for the B5 runs from model year 2005 to the present, since it is still built. It covers Sedan and Wagon bodies and power from 500 to 634 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, compare the decoded model year, the body style and the power figure with the listing and the registration papers.
2005 - present
Production years
500 - 634 hp
Power
2
Body styles
10
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpina B5 (E60) | 2005 - 2011 | Sedan | 500 - 530 hp |
| Alpina B5 Touring (E61) | 2005 - 2011 | Wagon | 500 - 530 hp |
| Alpina B5 Sedan (F10) | 2011 - 2013 | Sedan | 540 hp |
| Alpina B5 Touring (F11) | 2011 - 2013 | Wagon | 540 hp |
| Alpina B5 Sedan (F10 LCI, Facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2017 | Sedan | 600 hp |
| Alpina B5 Touring (F11 LCI, Facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2017 | Wagon | 600 hp |
| Alpina B5 Sedan (G30) | 2017 - 2020 | Sedan | 608 hp |
| Alpina B5 Touring (G31) | 2017 - 2020 | Wagon | 608 hp |
| Alpina B5 Sedan (G30, facelift 2020) | 2020 - present | Sedan | 621 - 634 hp |
| Alpina B5 Touring (G31, facelift 2020) | 2020 - 2023 | Wagon | 621 - 634 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Alpina B5, with model years 2005 - 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 2005 - present across 10 versions of the Alpina B5. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Alpina B5 the characters to expect are 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).
10 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 634 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the manufacturer, model year and country, which is enough to start narrowing it down. Our data lists 10 versions, from the Alpina B5 (E60) to the Alpina B5 Sedan (G30, facelift 2020) and the Alpina B5 Touring (G31, facelift 2020). Match the decoded model year and the body style, Sedan or Touring, against the version name in the registration documents.
All 17 characters must be identical, and none of them can be I, O or Q. The 10th character stands for the model year and the 11th for the plant, so check that they agree with the year and origin stated in the papers. Also check that the power in the documents falls within the 500 to 634 hp range in our data.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN itself. It reads only the characters of the number, so it cannot say how the car was used or maintained.