Enter the 17-character VIN of your BMW Z3 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 the car BMW Z3 into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Here is what we have on the car BMW Z3: years 1995 - 2004, body styles Roadster, power 325 hp and 4 versions in total. The decoder reads the world manufacturer identifier in characters 1 to 3, the model year in character 10 and the plant in character 11 where one is coded.
The VIN identifies the car but does not describe its life. Records of accidents, mileage, theft or owners have to be looked up separately from the decoding. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model BMW Z3 and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1995 - 2004
Production years
115 - 325 hp
Power
1
Body styles
4
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Z3 (E36/7) | 1995 - 2003 | Roadster | 115 - 231 hp |
| BMW Z3 Coupé (E36/7) | 1997 - 2004 | - | 192 - 321 hp |
| BMW Z3 M (E36/7) | 1997 - 2003 | Roadster | 321 - 325 hp |
| BMW Z3 M Coupé (E36/7) | 1998 - 2003 | - | 321 - 325 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the BMW Z3, with model years 1995 - 2004 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 1995 - 2004 across 4 versions of the BMW Z3. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the BMW Z3 the characters to expect are S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004).
4 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 325 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Nothing. Decoding is free and there is no sign-up. You pay only if you decide to order a vehicle history report.