Origin
WMI codes registered in Germany
Germany ranks sixth by three-character WMIs registered there, with 63 of the 3,163 in NHTSA's catalog. Another 8 six-character codes from small manufacturers bring the total to 71. The most common vehicle type is passenger cars (32 percent), and 60 of the codes start with W. The longest model list belongs to WBA, with 133 models.
Holders with the most codes
Codes by vehicle type
Profiled codes, longest model lists first
| Code | Holder | Makes | Model years | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | BMW | BMW | 1981–open | 133 |
| WB1 | BMW AG Motorcycles | BMW | 1981–open | 113 |
| WAU | Audi | Audi | 1981–open | 41 |
| WBX | BMW | BMW | 2004–open | 40 |
| WBS | BMW M | BMW | 1988–open | 37 |
| WB3 | BMW AG Motorcycles | BMW | 2018–open | 36 |
| WA1 | Audi | Audi | 2002–open | 31 |
| WVW | Volkswagen | Volkswagen | 1981–open | 28 |
| WDB | Mercedes-Benz Cars | Maybach, Mercedes-Benz | 1981–2015 | 24 |
| WVG | Volkswagen | Volkswagen | 2004–open | 18 |
| W1K | Mercedes-Benz Cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2016–open | 15 |
| WDD | Mercedes-Benz Cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2006–2020 | 15 |
| WP0 | Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche | Porsche | 1981–open | 14 |
| W1N | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz | 2017–open | 9 |
| WMW | BMW | MINI | 2002–open | 8 |
| 3MW | BMW | BMW | 2019–open | 6 |
| WBY | BMW | BMW | 2014–open | 5 |
All 63 three-character codes
3 2
- 3MFBMW
- 3MWBMW
5 1
- 5UMBMW
W 60
- W06Adam Opel
- W1HMercedes-Benz
- W1KMercedes-Benz Cars
- W1NMercedes-Benz
- W1WMercedes-Benz
- W1XMercedes-Benz
- W1YMercedes-Benz
- W1ZMercedes-Benz
- W2WMercedes-Benz
- W2XMercedes-Benz
- W2YMercedes-Benz
- W2ZMercedes-Benz
- WA1Audi
- WAPBMW of North America
- WAUAudi
- WB0Bockmann Fahrzeugwerke
- WB1BMW AG Motorcycles
- WB3BMW AG Motorcycles
- WB4BMW AG Motorcycles
- WB5BMW
- WB7Black Tea Motorbikes
- WBABMW
- WBCBoom Trikes Fahrzeugbau
- WBKBocker Maschinenwerke
- WBSBMW M
- WBXBMW
- WBYBMW
- WCDDaimlerChrysler
- WD3Mercedes-Benz
- WD4Mercedes-Benz
- WD6DaimlerChrysler
- WDAMercedes-Benz
- WDBMercedes-Benz Cars
- WDCMercedes-Benz Cars
- WDDMercedes-Benz Cars
- WDPDaimlerChrysler
- WDRDaimlerChrysler
- WDYDaimlerChrysler
- WDZMercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Sprinter)
- WEBDaimler Buses
- WEWE-Bility
- WF0Ford Werke
- WF1Ford Werke
- WLALangendorf
- WMEMercedes-Benz Cars
- WMWBMW
- WMZBMW
- WP0Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche
- WP1Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche
- WPUPutzmeister Mörtelmaschinen
- WTKTinbot Technology
- WU1Audi Sport
- WUAAudi Sport
- WV1Volkswagen Group of America
- WV2Volkswagen Group of America
- WV3Volkswagen Group of America
- WVGVolkswagen
- WVWVolkswagen
- WYBMercedes-Benz
- WZ1BMW
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.