BMW Production Date Lookup — Find Build Date by VIN

The production date (Produktionsdatum) is the month and year your BMW was manufactured at the factory. This is distinct from the compliance date (first registration) which may be months later.

After production, vehicles are transported to importers, may spend time in dealer stock, and then registered when sold. The gap between production and compliance can range from weeks to over a year for ex-demonstrator or unsold stock.

The production date determines which production revision your vehicle is built to, affects warranty start calculations in some markets, and is used for insurance valuations, compliance plate dating, and ordering era-correct parts.

BMV.vin retrieves production date from BMW's factory records, which is the most accurate source available. The VIN itself encodes the model year (position 10) but not the exact production month — that comes from factory data.

BMW production plant codes (e.g., 05 = Dingolfing, 06 = Munich, 38 = Oxford for MINI) appear in position 11 of the VIN and identify where the vehicle was built.

Yes — enter any BMW VIN into BMV.vin to retrieve the production month and year from BMW's factory records.

Yes. Parts compatibility often depends on production date rather than model year (many mid-cycle revisions are tied to a production date, not a calendar year change).

In Australia, build date is when the car was manufactured; compliance date is when it was certified to Australian Design Rules (ADRs). For insurance and registration purposes, compliance date is typically used.