If your car has iDrive, you may retrieve the service history by going to Vehicle Information -> Vehicle Status -> Service Requirements -> Service History. You may see illustrations that outline each step on the left side of the page. You will also be able to see the dates of the most recent maintenance and the work that was done if your automobile was built after March 2009.
Additional methods for gaining access to your car’s history are as follows:
- You should check the warranty details, as a good reminder. This will inform you of any remaining coverage or associated benefits. as well as looking over the vehicle health report. This will give you a general idea of the situation and any problems that can arise.
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You’ll need to locate someone at the dealership who can give you the maintenance records. Although they are all stored “in the BMW cloud,” you will need to become friends with a service advisor or perhaps a salesperson to get access to them. I demand that the dealer print out the documents when I purchase a CPO vehicle from them so that I can review them. Don’t let them convince you otherwise; they do in fact exist. Maybe they’ll bite if you mention that you intend to take the car to the dealership for repairs? Good fortune!
Step 2
Speak with the BMW service center. They can access service records that were conducted at accredited BMW dealerships by providing the vehicle identifying number, or VIN. It could be simple to get this information over the phone if you already have a good working connection with a service adviser. It is simpler to visit the dealership to get a printout of the service history if the car is more than a few years old.
Can the VIN be used to check the service history of a BMW?
The service history of the car I’m thinking about is something I’m curious in. WVABV333536PS05981 is the VIN. Is it possible to complete it online? Would a BMW service center provide me with this information?
Many dealers won’t distribute the material because it contains previous owner information if they print it out. They might do you a favor and print off and trim off the portion of an excellent service advisory that contains the prior owner’s information if you discover one.
I’ve always phoned two different dealers and said I wanted to buy a car and wanted to know if there had been any repairs or recalls.
When I have given them the VIN, they have always given me the information. I only verbally received it over the phone; I didn’t get a printout before writing it down.
Given the age of the car, I assume you are not purchasing through a BMW dealership. You might as well pay for a PPI if you are truly interested in this automobile. You could propose to divide the cost if the buyer is unable to supply MX documentation.
Yes, the pre-purchase inspection should also be printed out by the owner because it will all indicate the options that came with the car. It will only display free maintenance and warranty repairs. He would need copies of that work if he had customer-paid items. Don’t purchase a vehicle with a salvage title, and be a little wary of what the owner claims has been done to the vehicle.
We use bmwvinreport.com and operate a used car lot in Orlando, Florida. Compared to Carfax, you get a more thorough report.
Is there a website that uses a VIN to display all the repairs made to a specific BMW vehicle? I’m not talking about Carfax. When I was looking into and purchasing my 328i around three years ago, I thought I had seen one, but I couldn’t locate it any more.
I do know that BMW NA maintains a national database of service records; they have records (available to dealers) for every work done while the vehicle was under warranty.
If work is done by a BMW dealer after the warranty has expired, the specific dealer is the lone keeper of the records; the data is not included in the national database.
Therefore, you kind of have to trust that the current owner has preserved a copy of the service/repair records. If the car you’re looking for is at a BMW dealership, they should be able to get the records of the work done when it was under warranty, and if it was done beyond that time period, they presumably have those documents as well. I’m not sure if a non-BMW dealer has access to the BMW records, but I don’t believe they do.
A customer account on the BMW site allowed you to access service data in the past, but this functionality seems to have been discontinued in more recent years.
OK, thanks for the information! The website that will display a car’s whole service history, even if it is no longer covered by warranty, may have originated from Lexus.
My son got an IS 350 as his first car, and I recall that we were able to verify the vehicle’s whole service history using the VIN.
Even though the car is well over the warranty period, we were still able to stop by the Lexus dealer and have them compile a report of all the service performed by Lexus dealers. (His vehicle was a 2007 model).
If BMW had been able to offer the same details even after the warranty had ended, that would have been fantastic.
When my used X3 was 8 years old, the BMW dealer I bought it from printed up every comprehensive service history document for the car, from when it was new to the present. The same dealer from which it was originally purchased provided all of the servicing, even after the warranty had ended. Having access to the entire service history definitely helped me make an easier buying decision.
Is my BMW service history available online?
You must visit the Service Requirements page in order to access the iDrive Service History menu. The Service History ought to appear immediately after that, at the top of the list.
How can I check the servicing on my BMW?
If your BMW has the most recent iDrive System, scroll to “Vehicle Information” from the home screen, then “Vehicle Status,” and finally “Service Required.” You can scroll through a list of choices from this menu, including things like “engine oil,” “vehicle check,” and “front brake pads.”
Do BMWs include repair manuals?
We are the only independent BMW service center in Gloucestershire that can completely update your online digital service history.
There are now digital service history records in every new BMW. This eliminates the need for a service book and gives you the assurance that your service record cannot be lost or altered.
We are the only independent BMW expert in Gloucestershire with a verified Trade BMW account. This means that we are able to completely and accurately update your Digital Service History because we use the exact same software as the BMW primary dealer.
Following the completion of your service, we will update your Digital Service History. It is then duplicated on the I-Drive display of the car, keeping a record that you may view right away.
Your key contains all of your service information, which our official BMW Key Reader can access. When you visit us, we’ll maintain this information up to date. This includes information on the vehicle, a service history record with dates, any current diagnostic fault codes stored in the vehicle’s memory, mileage, what’s been done before, and what needs to be done right away or soon.
After your service is finished, we will update your Digital Service History using our authorized BMW digital account, which has a direct connection to the database at BMW Germany HQ.
The revised data is then downloaded directly onto your car from the Digital Service History database; it can be found in the onscreen menu under Service History. Depending on the make and model of your car, this will display differently for you.
The service information on your key is then automatically updated by your vehicle.
Can Halfords update the service records for BMW?
For vehicles made by Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes, Mini, Skoda, Smart, and Volkswagen, we do update the digital service records online. Within a few weeks, the service record will be updated when we do this as soon as we can.
Can independent shops modify a BMW’s service record?
Yes, insofar as they have independent access to the BMW and Mini to update the online service history, is the short response.
What is covered by a complete BMW service?
Which package best satisfies your needs? Choose between the extended BMW Service Inclusive Plus, which covers both maintenance work and wear-and-tear repairs, and BMW Service Inclusive for routine maintenance. Both packages feature a ten-year contract term and a 200,000-kilometer mileage cap.
All maintenance tasks, including any necessary oil changes and BMW Original Parts, are covered by the BMW Service Inclusive Package.
Services provided:
Maintenance:
- top-ups and service for the engine oil
- vehicle inspection and common scopes
- replacement or maintenance of air filters
- replacement or repair of the fuel filter
- replacement or repair of a micro filter
- replacement or maintenance of spark plugs
- replenishment or maintenance of brake fluid
This package is available with a contract length of up to ten years and a mileage cap of 200,000 km.
All maintenance tasks as well as additional wear-and-tear repairs, including any necessary Original BMW Parts, are covered by the BMW Service Inclusive Plus Package.
Wear-and-tear:
- new brake pads for the front and rear brakes
- replace the brake discs on the front and rear
- changing the clutch (if necessary)
- Changing the wiper blades (during the engine oil service)
Can any shop update the service history for Mercedes?
Yes, obviously, provided that they are listed as an independent repair facility on government databases.
Since 2010, all Mercedes-Benz vehicles have had their whole service history electronically kept in a safe online database.
We are fully qualified to update your Mercedes-Benz online Digital Service Record because we are registered with Mercedes-Benz UK as an Independent Repair Centre.
We are able to track all servicing work done on your vehicle and keep your service history totally up to date since we have access to your vehicle’s Digital Service Record through our registered Mercedes-Benz Dealer Portal. We will email you the Mercedes-Benz Digital Service Record log in addition to the printed hard copy of your service invoice that you will receive when you pick up your car.