Enter the 17-character VIN of your BMW Seria 8 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 Seria 8. Enter the full 17-character code and the decoder names the manufacturer, the model year and the producing country. Data on the model BMW Seria 8 at a glance: 1989 - present for the years, Convertible for the body styles, 530 hp for power, and 7 versions in total. 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.
The decoder stays with the facts stored in the VIN itself. It cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because that data is not part of the 17 characters. Count the characters on the car BMW Seria 8: a VIN has exactly 17 and never contains I, O or Q. Then check that the 10th character matches the stated model year.
1989 - present
Production years
286 - 530 hp
Power
1
Body styles
7
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Seria 8 (E31) | 1989 - 1999 | - | 286 - 380 hp |
| BMW Seria 8 (G15) | 2018 - 2022 | - | 320 - 530 hp |
| BMW Seria 8 Cabrio (G14) | 2019 - 2022 | Convertible | 320 - 530 hp |
| BMW Seria 8 Gran Coupé (G16) | 2019 - 2022 | - | 320 - 530 hp |
| BMW Seria 8 Cabrio (G14 LCI, facelift 2022) | 2022 - present | Convertible | 333 - 530 hp |
| BMW Seria 8 Coupé (G15 LCI, facelift 2022) | 2022 | - | 333 - 530 hp |
| BMW Seria 8 Gran Coupé (G16 LCI, facelift 2022) | 2022 | - | 333 - 530 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the BMW Seria 8, with model years 1989 - 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 1989 - present across 7 versions of the BMW Seria 8. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the BMW Seria 8 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).
7 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 530 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
No registration is needed. You type in the VIN and get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture at no cost.