VIN WBA8B9109JA826385
23 photographs on file.
Identity · what the VIN itself says
Vehicle identification number: WBA8B9109JA826385
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 WBA8B910 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) · Petrol · 2017–2018
Machine-translated · original below
See photo of Hyundai's total loss site 1. Front and rear damage due to accidents while moving forward/front and lower body of passenger seat.2. Curtain airbag and front wheel dual airbag damage - engine mission unconfirmed - WBA8B9109JA826385 under personal name
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
99,068 km
Clean-market listings
BMW 3-Series · 164 records on file
Odometer standing
Odometer 63,129 km — lower than 53% of the BMW 3-Series odometer readings on file.
Damage mix
57% 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 2014–2022; 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 WBA8B9109JA826385 · checked 25 Jul 2026
None on recordThe official databases returned no open or past campaigns for this VIN — it is their answer on the date above. A clean check is not a promise.
Every filed appearance of WBA8B9109JA826385 · 2 appearances
This VIN has appeared 2 times in our records. Odometer across the trail: 63,129 km (Apr 2022) → 63,129 km (Apr 2022) — no change in 2 days.
Filed the same day across the auction houses — one auction event, recorded more than once. We count it as one appearance.
Listing ended28 Apr 2022Odometer at listing: 63,129 km · 23 photographs filed전손 · Total lossOpen this listing →Relisted 2 days later · odometer unchanged
Listing ended26 Apr 2022Odometer at listing: 63,129 km · 9 photographs filed전손 · Total lossOpen this listing →Outcome not recorded — whether the car sold, and for how much, is not in our data.
Related records · relists excluded
2017–2019 · 143 records on file
Claim: same maker + model, year ±1 — this VIN excluded.
전손 total loss-class records, any make · 68173 on file
Claim: same extracted damage class, any make — a salvage buyer shops the damage before the badge.