Factory build sheet
2012 BMW X5 X5 M
Build 5YMGY0C5-C · 4.4L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YMGY0C5 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every X5 whose VIN starts 5YMGY0C5 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 265 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 265 known VINs
- 2 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
- 555 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
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 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.
The same build, other model years
BMW used the VIN pattern 5YMGY0C5 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | 5YM | BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GY0C5 | 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 |
265 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5YMGY0C5-C shares the specification above.
- 265 Known VINs
- 2 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 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.
- 2013 XDRIVE35I 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 11,320 vehicles · $8,495 median
- 2013 XDRIVE50I 4.4L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,766 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2013 XDRIVE35D 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,515 vehicles · $9,998 median
- 2014 SDRIVE35I 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,721 vehicles · $10,472 median
- 2015 XDRIVE35I 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 12,177 vehicles · $12,900 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 265 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.