A quick and easy guide to help you get started…
Although your vehicles model number is clearly badged on the rear of your BMW, they are further categorised internally into E / F and G model codes. This three digit combination will usually allow specialists or dealers to identify the body style, model and approx age.
This simple list will help you identify your BMW E / F and G model code. Our website (within any article / explanation) will always reference the vehicle using the main body code (indicated in bold).
E-Series, regular passenger vehicles:
E87 / E81 / E82 / E88 – 1-Series – 2004 – 2011.
E46 – 3-Series – 1998 – 2005.
E90 / E91 / E92 / E93 – 3-Series – 2005 – 2011.
E39 – 5-Series – 1996 – 2002.
E60 / E61 – 5-Series – 2003 – 2009.
E63 / E64 – 6-Series – 2004 – 2009.
E38 – 7-Series – 1994 to 2001.
E65 / E66 – 7-Series – 2001 – 2007.
E31 – 8-Series – 1990 to 1999.
F-Series & G-Series, regular passenger vehicles:
F20 / F21 – 1-Series – 2012 to Current.
F22 / F23 / F45 / F46 / F87 – 2-Series – 2013 to Current.
F30 / F31 / F34 / F35 / F80 M3 – 3-Series – 2012 to Current.
F30 / F32 / F33 / F36 / F82 / F83 M4 – 4-Series – 2013 to Current.
F10 / F11 / F07 / F18- 5-Series – 2010 to Current.
F13 / F12 / F06 – 6-Series – 2010 to Current.
F01 / F02 / F03 / F04 – 7-Series – 2007 to 2015.
G11 / G12 – 7-Series – 2015 to Current.
X-Series – 4×4 vehicles:
E84 – X1 – 2009 to 2015.
F48 – X1 – 2015 to Current.
E83 – X3 – 2004 to 2010.
F25 – X3 – 2010 to Current.
F26 – X4 – 2014 to Current.
E53 – X5 – 2000 to 2006.
E70 – X5 – 2007 to 2013.
F15 / F85 – X5 – 2013 to Current.
E71 / E72 – X6 – 2008 to 2013
F16 / F86 – X6 – 2013 to Current.
Z-Series – Roadster vehicles:
Z1 – 1988 to 1991
E36 – Z3 – 1995 to 2003.
E85 / E86 – Z4 – 2003 to 2008.
E89 – Z4 – 2009 to Current.
Electric vehicles:
I01 – i3 – 2013 to Current.
I12 – i8 – 2014 to Current.
We hope this has made things slightly easier to understand.