VIN WBA8C5105JA074108
9 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: WBA8C5105JA074108
From the seller’s listing
Positions 1–3 — the world-manufacturer code.
In our data, VINs starting WBA belong to BMW.
Agrees with the listing.
Positions 4–8 — the descriptor. Here the maker encodes what the car is: the model, body and equipment.
In our data, VINs starting WBA8C510 read as BMW 3-Series.
Agrees with the listing — the two names differ, but they name the same model line.
Position 9 — the check digit.
Shown exactly as the listing published it — we do not verify the check digit.
Position 10 — the model-year code.
Code J reads 2018. Model-year codes repeat every 30 years, so the reading nearest the listing’s own year is the one shown.
Agrees with the listing.
Position 11 — the assembly-plant code.
Plant codes are each maker’s own. We hold no list of them, so this character is shown, not decoded.
Positions 12–17 — the serial number.
Nothing is decoded from it. It is what makes this VIN one car rather than a model.
What the VIN encodes — 3 Series (F30) · Diesel · 2016–2018
Machine-translated · original below
scrapped See picture of damaged area - Engine mission unconfirmed It was an accident where the right side of the back was damaged. The mileage of the original bu-sang was 112,309 km as of 11/23 WBA8C5105JA074108
Also stated in the listing
Damage · as flagged in the seller’s listing
The stamp is the seller’s own word for the damage, printed as the listing filed it — the seller’s classification, never our assessment.
Also stated in the listing
BMW 3-Series · 2018 · clean-market comparables
Model median price
₩1,650만
Clean-market listings
Median mileage in market
96,598 km
Clean-market listings
BMW 3-Series · 3,284 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 112,309 km — lower than 38% of the BMW 3-Series odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
63% of the BMW 3-Series records on file carry the Total loss stamp (전손) — this record is one of them.
The file
The BMW 3-Series records on file span 2014–2026; this car is a 2018.
Counted across our own BMW 3-Series records. A VIN that comes back to the block is filed again, so these are listings on file, not cars.
The official databases were asked about WBA8C5105JA074108 · checked 25 Jul 2026
Notified
Dec 2022
[BMW] 35 models including BMW 118d - Recall related to exhaust gas recirculation systems
[비엠더블유] BMW 118d 등 35차종 - 배기가스재순환장치 관련 리콜
Notified
Nov 2021
[BMW] 57 vehicles including BMW 1 Series Sport - Recall related to exhaust gas recirculation systems
[비엠더블유] BMW 1 Series Sport 등 57차종 - 배기가스재순환장치 관련 리콜
Notified
Apr 2021
[BMW] 25 models including BMW 118d - Exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) related recall
[비엠더블유] BMW 118d 등 25차종 - 배기가스재순환장치(EGR) 관련 리콜
Notified
Jun 2020
[BAMW] 77 models including BMW 118d - Recalls related to exhaust gas recirculation systems (EGR)
[비앰더블유] BMW 118d 등 77차종 - 배기가스재순환장치(EGR) 관련 리콜
4 campaigns on this VIN
Every filed appearance of WBA8C5105JA074108 · 3 appearances
This VIN has appeared 3 times in our records. Odometer across the trail: 112,309 km (Dec 2023) → 112,309 km (Feb 2024) — no change in 66 days.
Relisted 2 days later · odometer unchanged
Listing ended3 Feb 2024Odometer at listing: 112,309 km · 8 photographs filedOpen this listing →Relisted 9 weeks later · odometer unchanged
Listing ended1 Dec 2023Odometer at listing: 112,309 km · 29 photographs filedOpen this listing →Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
Related records · relists excluded
2017–2019 · 1207 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
전손 total loss-class records, any make · 69125 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.