Factory build sheet
2001 BMW X5 3.0I
Build WBAFA535-1 · 3L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WBAFA535 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every X5 whose VIN starts WBAFA535 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,473 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,473 known VINs
- 5 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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine manufacturer
- BMW-AG
- Horsepower
- 225 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- BMW AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 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.
$9,997 median asking price · 7 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 7 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
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 | FA535 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
1,473 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WBAFA535-1 shares the specification above.
- 1,473 Known VINs
- 5 Listed for sale now
- 7 Priced listings
- $9,997 Median asking
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 X5, 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.
- 2001 4.4I 4.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 752 vehicles · $5,495 median
- 2002 3.0I 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,751 vehicles · $3,900 median
- 2002 4.4I 4.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 485 vehicles · $6,900 median
- 2003 3.0I 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,176 vehicles · $4,490 median
- 2004 3.0I 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,059 vehicles · $5,495 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 7 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 1,473 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.