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2013 BMW 328 XI SULEV VIN WBA3B5G56DNS03454

Gasoline 240 hp AWD Automatic
Specs decoded from VIN
Photo of the 2013 BMW 328 XI SULEV
Recorded odometer 131 035 mi
Year 2013
Engine 2.0 L
Power 240 hp
Fuel Gasoline
Transmission Automatic
Drive AWD
Colour WHITE
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Recorded damage Front End
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Total loss record In report

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Title group Salvage
Title document SC

Recorded condition

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Runs and drives
Yes
Engine starts
Yes
Keys available
Yes
Start code
Run & Drive

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Mileage

Odometer reading as recorded at the source
131 035 mi
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BMW 328 XI SULEV specifications

VIN
WBA3B5G56DNS03454
Make
BMW
Model
328 XI SULEV
Year
2013
Colour
WHITE
Fuel
Gasoline
Engine
2.0 L
Cylinders
4
Power
240 hp
Transmission
Automatic
Drive
AWD
Recorded odometer
131 035 mi
Recorded damage
Front End

What buyers ask about the BMW 328 XI SULEV

Was this 2013 BMW 328 XI SULEV damaged before?

The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN WBA3B5G56DNS03454, if any, are in the full report.

Can I trust the odometer reading of 131 035 mi?

It is the figure as recorded, not verified. Compare it with the earlier readings in the full report: they can only go up, so a drop points to a wound-back odometer.

In which countries was this car registered?

Registrations abroad seldom reach local registers. If this car was registered in other countries, the full report names them.

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VIN WBA3B5G56DNS03454: history

The BMW 328 XI Sulev described here left the factory in 2013. There is an automatic gearbox, with all-wheel drive. The car runs on petrol. Every figure for this car is given as it appears in the source data.

The car was recorded with 131,035 miles on the clock. The number on the clock proves little by itself; earlier figures logged at services and inspections are what make it believable. A service book or a folder of workshop invoices is the simplest place to find past readings.

In the source data, the main issue is front-end damage. Whether the damage has been repaired since, and how well, is not something a damage entry can show. Damage rarely stays where it is first seen: an impact can reach the mountings and airbags behind a panel, and water or fire the wiring and electronics.

At the time of recording, the car ran and drove. A key is on file for the car. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.

According to the source data, the car has a salvage title. At some point in its life, the car was declared a total loss. Once issued, a branded title stays with the VIN for good, and it affects registration and insurance for every later owner.

A car’s history is everything logged against it since it left the factory: registrations and owners, inspections, repairs and insurance claims. The paperwork is kept by different bodies – registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders – so the history of one car is spread across many places. What a car has been through is seldom visible at first glance, and a respray can make even a badly damaged car look sound.

Many modern petrol engines are turbocharged and direct-injected; where they are, the turbocharger and injectors belong on a specialist’s checklist. Automatic transmissions, CVTs included, are expensive to repair, so the test drive should include pulling away from a standstill and a stretch at motorway speed.

A vehicle identification number has 17 characters: the first three name the manufacturer, the next six describe the model and its specification, and the last eight identify the individual car. The VIN of this BMW 328 XI Sulev is WBA3B5G56DNS03454. The VIN usually appears at the base of the windscreen, on a door pillar and stamped into the body, and all of them should match the documents.

Depending on what is on file, a VIN report may include past registrations, mileage readings, damage entries, branded titles and theft checks. Paperwork is only as complete as the people who kept it, so a report with few entries lowers the risk without removing it. A VIN check and a physical inspection answer different questions: the first says what happened to the car, the second what condition it is in now. The history behind VIN WBA3B5G56DNS03454 is the natural starting point before any decision about this BMW 328 XI Sulev.

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