Factory build sheet
2016 BMW X3 XDRIVE28I
Build 5UXWX9C5-G · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5UXWX9C5 and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every X3 whose VIN starts 5UXWX9C5 and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 9,392 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 9,392 known VINs
- 202 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
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Horsepower
- 241 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$11,690 median asking price · 295 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $5,976 Top 2% of listings $18,998
The same build, other model years
BMW used the VIN pattern 5UXWX9C5 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2013 XDRIVE28I 2L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 11,486 vehicles code D $8,650
- 2014 XDRIVE28I 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,367 vehicles code E $8,800
- 2015 XDRIVE28I 2L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 5,222 vehicles code F $10,742
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2016 You are here code G $11,690
- 2017 XDRIVE28I 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 5,877 vehicles code H $12,896
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 | 5UX | BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | WX9C5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 2016 |
| 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 2016 BMW X3 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2016 X3. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
9,392 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5UXWX9C5-G shares the specification above.
- 9,392 Known VINs
- 202 Listed for sale now
- 295 Priced listings
- $11,690 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 9 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 X3, 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.
- 2016 XDRIVE28D 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 560 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2016 SDRIVE28I 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · RWD 1,135 vehicles · $13,134 median
- 2017 XDRIVE35I 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 762 vehicles · $15,480 median
- 2017 XDRIVE28I 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 7,176 vehicles · $12,990 median
- 2017 SDRIVE28I 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,931 vehicles · $11,696 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.
Prices are asking prices from 295 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 9,392 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.