Identify my BMW iDrive system

By Shopx4 February 13, 2020

How to Locate a Vehicle’s Manufacture Date

1. By the year of production

Of course, this doesn’t guarantee that you will be able to determine your iDrive version with 100% accuracy, because in some countries the production month can be different. But at least you’ll have some understanding which head unit can be in your BMW.

Series/Model	Timeframes
iDrive CCC
1-Series E81/E82/E87/E88	06/2004 – 09/2008
3-Series E90/E91/E92/E93	03/2005 – 09/2008
5-Series E60/E61	12/2003 – 11/2008
6-Series E63/E64	12/2003 – 11/2008
X5 Series E70	03/2007 – 10/2009
X6 E72	05/2008 – 10/2009
iDrive CIC
1-Series E81/E82/E87/E88	09/2008 – 03/2014
1-Series F20/F21	09/2011 – 03/2013
3-Series E90/E91/E92/E93	09/2008 – 10/2013
3-Series F30/F31/F34/F80	02/2012 – 11/2012
5-Series E60/E61	11/2008 – 05/2010
5-Series F07	10/2009 – 07/2012
5-Series F10	03/2010 – 09/2012
5-Series F11	09/2010 – 09/2012
6-Series E63/E64	11/2008 – 07/2010
6-Series F06	03/2012 – 03/2013
6-Series F12/F13	12/2010 – 03/2013
7-Series F01/F02/F03	11/2008 – 07/2013
7-Series F04	11/2008 – 06/2015
X1 E84	10/2009 – 06/2015
X3 F25	10/2010 – 04/2013
X5 E70	10/2009 – 06/2013
X6 E71	10/2009 – 08/2014
Z4 E89	04/2009 – present
iDrive NBT
1-Series F20/F21	03/2013 – 03/2015
2-Series F22	11/2013 – 03/2015
3-Series F30/F31	11/2012 – 07/2015
3-Series F34	03/2013 – 07/2015
3-Series F80	03/2014 – 07/2015
4-Series F32	07/2013 – 07/2015
4-Series F33	11/2013 – 07/2015
4-Series F36	03/2014 – 07/2015
5-Series F07	07/2012 – present
5-Series F10/F11/F18	09/2012 – present
6-Series F06/F12/F13	03/2013 – present
7-Series F01/F02/F03	07/2012 – 06/2015
X3 F25	04/2013 – 03/2016
X4 F26	04/2014 – 03/2016
X5 F15	08/2014 – 07/2016
X5 F85	12/2014 – 07/2016
X6 F16	08/2014 – 07/2016
X6 F86	12/2014 – 07/2016
i3	09/2013 – present
i8	04/2014 – present
NBT EVO ID4
1-Series F20/F21	03/2015 – 06/2016
2-Series F22	03/2015 – 06/2016
2-Series F23	11/2014 – 06/2016
3-Series F30/F31/F34/F80	07/2015 – 06/2016
4-Series F32/F33/F36	07/2015 – 06/2016
6-Series F06/F12/F13	03/2013 – 06/2016
7-Series G11/G12/G13	07/2015 – 06/2016
X3 F25	03/2016 – 06/2016
X4 F26	03/2016 – 06/2016
NBT EVO ID5/ID6
1-Series F20/F21	07/2016 – present
2-Series F22	07/2016 – present
3-Series F30/F31/F34/F80	07/2016 – present
4-Series F32/F33/F36	07/2016 – present
5-Series G30/G31/G38	10/2016 – present
6-Series F06/F12/F13	07/2016 – present
6-Series G32	07/2017 – present
7-Series G11/G12/G13	07/2016 – present
X3 F25	07/2016 – present
X3 G01	11/2017 – present
X4 F26	07/2016 – present
X5 F15/F85	07/2016 – present
X6 F16/F86	07/2016 – present
MGU
3-Series G20	09/2018 – present
8-Series G14/G15	09/2018 – present
X5 G05	09/2018 – present
Z4 G29	09/2018 – present

2. By the interface

The majority of iDrive systems have specific interfaces, so it’s also worth checking out the look of the menu in comparison with other head units to identify the iDrive version.