3MF 3MW 5UM WB5 WBA WBX WBY WMW WMZ WZ1
BMW AG
Plants in 10 countries appear in BMW AG's rules. Its codes decode three makes: BMW, MINI and Toyota. It holds 10 WMIs in NHTSA's catalog, the 19th-highest count among 11,625 manufacturers. The rules under its codes name 150 models, the 12th-longest combined list of the 113 makers profiled here.
Model years covered by each code
One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.
Passenger cars 7
Multipurpose passenger vehicles 3
- WBX2004–2027
- WMZ2017–2027
- WB52021–2027
Every code, side by side
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models | Plant countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3MF | passenger cars | BMW | 2023–open | 1 | Mexico, Netherlands, Germany |
| 3MW | passenger cars | BMW | 2019–open | 6 | Mexico, Netherlands, Germany |
| 5UM | passenger cars | BMW | 2002–2008 | 2 | Germany, United States, South Africa |
| WB5 | multipurpose passenger vehicles | BMW | 2021–open | 1 | Netherlands, Germany, Austria |
| WBA | passenger cars | BMW | 1981–open | 133 | Germany, United States, South Africa |
| WBX | multipurpose passenger vehicles | BMW | 2004–open | 40 | Germany, Austria, United States |
| WBY | passenger cars | BMW | 2014–open | 5 | Netherlands, Germany, Austria |
| WMW | passenger cars | MINI | 2002–open | 8 | United Kingdom, Netherlands, Austria |
| WMZ | multipurpose passenger vehicles | MINI | 2017–open | 1 | United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany |
| WZ1 | passenger cars | Toyota | 2020–open | 1 | Austria, Brazil, Netherlands |
Models found under the most codes
Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it
- 330i2001–2027 · 3 codes
- Z42006–2026 · 3 codes
- 528i1981–2016 · 2 codes
- 535i1985–2017 · 2 codes
- 325i1987–2006 · 2 codes
- 525i1989–2007 · 2 codes
- 530i1994–2027 · 2 codes
- 328i1996–2016 · 2 codes
- Z31999–2002 · 2 codes
- 325Ci2000–2006 · 2 codes
- 750Li2000–2022 · 2 codes
- 330Ci2001–2006 · 2 codes
- 750i2001–2022 · 2 codes
- 325xi2002–2006 · 2 codes
- 330xi2002–2006 · 2 codes
- 745i2002–2005 · 2 codes
- 745Li2002–2005 · 2 codes
- 760Li2003–2015 · 2 codes
- 545i2004–2005 · 2 codes
- 645Ci2004–2005 · 2 codes
- 645i2004–2004 · 2 codes
- X32004–2024 · 2 codes
- 760i2005–2026 · 2 codes
- 525xi2006–2007 · 2 codes
- 530xi2006–2007 · 2 codes
- 550i2006–2017 · 2 codes
- 650i2006–2019 · 2 codes
- 328xi2007–2008 · 2 codes
- 335i2007–2017 · 2 codes
- 335xi2007–2008 · 2 codes
- 128i2008–2014 · 2 codes
- 135i2008–2014 · 2 codes
- 528xi2008–2013 · 2 codes
- 535xi2008–2008 · 2 codes
- 335d2009–2011 · 2 codes
- 750Lxi2010–2015 · 2 codes
- 750xi2010–2015 · 2 codes
- Countryman2011–2027 · 2 codes
- X12012–2027 · 2 codes
- i32014–2027 · 2 codes
- 330e2016–2024 · 2 codes
- 340i2016–2024 · 2 codes
- M22016–2027 · 2 codes
- 230i2017–2026 · 2 codes
- M240i2017–2027 · 2 codes
- M340i2020–2026 · 2 codes
- 318i1981–1998 · 1 code
- 318iC1981–1996 · 1 code
Codes per make
Number of BMW codes that decode each make
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.