Enter the 17-character VIN of your BMW i3 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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This page decodes the VIN of the car BMW i3. Enter the full 17-character code and the decoder names the manufacturer, the model year and the producing country. For the car BMW i3 we list the production years 2013 - present, 4 versions in total and the body styles Hatchback, Sedan. Decoding gives you the manufacturer (from the first three characters), the model year (10th character) and the country of manufacture. The plant is included if the code carries it.
Keep in mind that a decoded VIN says nothing about a vehicle's past: no accidents, no mileage, no theft flags and no owner list are stored in it. Before you buy a car BMW i3, make sure the VIN on the vehicle is identical to the one in the registration document and in the sales contract.
2013 - present
Production years
-
Power
2
Body styles
4
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW i3 (l01) | 2013 - 2017 | Hatchback | - |
| BMW i3 (l01, facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2022 | Hatchback | - |
| BMW i3s (l01) | 2017 - 2022 | Hatchback | - |
| BMW i3 (G28) | 2022 - present | Sedan | - |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the BMW i3, with model years 2013 - 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 2013 - present across 4 versions of the BMW i3. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the BMW i3 the characters to expect are 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).
4 versions, in 2 body styles. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Stand outside the car and look through the windshield at the lower corner on the driver's side. You can also open the driver's door and check the frame, or read it from the registration document.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. The VIN does not contain that information; it is found in a paid vehicle history report.
Yes. The decoder is free and open to everyone, so no account, login or registration is required.