Enter the 17-character VIN of your Alpina B6 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 B6 and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. Our data for the B6 covers model years 1978 to 2018, three body styles (Convertible, Coupe and Sedan) and power from 200 to 600 hp, spread over 10 versions such as the E21, E36, E63, F06 LCI, F12 and F13. Cars built before 1981 may not carry a 17-character VIN at all, so the earliest years in that range may not decode.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot answer those questions. When you look at a car, check that the model year, body style and power on the registration papers fit what the VIN says, and that the VIN on the car matches the documents character for character.
1978 - 2018
Production years
200 - 600 hp
Power
3
Body styles
10
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpina B6 (E21) | 1978 - 1983 | - | 200 - 218 hp |
| Alpina B6 (E30) | 1983 - 1990 | - | 209 - 261 hp |
| Alpina B6 (E36) | 1992 - 1993 | Sedan | 240 hp |
| Alpina B6 Cabrio (E64) | 2005 - 2010 | Convertible | 500 - 530 hp |
| Alpina B6 Coupe (E63) | 2005 - 2010 | Coupe | 500 - 530 hp |
| Alpina B6 Cabrio (F12) | 2012 - 2015 | Convertible | 540 hp |
| Alpina B6 Coupe (F13) | 2012 - 2015 | Coupe | 540 hp |
| Alpina B6 Cabrio (F12 LCI, Facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2018 | Convertible | 600 hp |
| Alpina B6 Coupe (F13 LCI, Facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2018 | Coupe | 600 hp |
| Alpina B6 Gran Coupe (F06 LCI, Facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2018 | Coupe | 600 hp |
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 1978 - 2018 across 10 versions of the Alpina B6. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
10 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 600 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Start with the model year, which is the 10th character, and the manufacturer in the first three characters. Then compare the body style (Convertible, Coupe or Sedan) and the power figure in the papers with the version names listed for the B6, for example F12 for a Cabrio or F13 for a Coupe. The decoder gives you the starting point, and the documents should confirm the rest.
All 17 characters must be identical, and none of them can be I, O or Q. Also check that the model year, country of manufacture, body style and power in the registration match what the decoder reports for that VIN.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or the number of owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. The decoder itself is free and needs no registration.