Factory build sheet
2012 BMW 550i GT
Build WBASN4C5-C · 4.4L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WBASN4C5 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 550i whose VIN starts WBASN4C5 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 108 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 108 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by BMW with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4.4 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Horsepower
- 400 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 5-Series
- Manufacturer
- BMW AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
BMW used the VIN pattern WBASN4C5 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 GT 4.4L 8cyl Sedan · 413 vehicles code A $10,999
- 2011 GT 4.4L 8cyl Sedan · 136 vehicles code B
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2012 You are here code C
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WBA | BMW AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SN4C5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 BMW 550i as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 550i. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
108 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WBASN4C5-C shares the specification above.
- 108 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 550i, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2012 xDrive GT 4.4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 118 vehicles
- 2013 550i Sedan RWD 4.4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 987 vehicles · $11,999 median
- 2013 xDrive 4.4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 1,022 vehicles · $10,995 median
- 2013 xDrive GT 4.4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 72 vehicles
- 2014 550i Sedan RWD 4.4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · RWD 958 vehicles · $13,500 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 108 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.