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BMW Serie 3

1975 – today

The BMW Serie 3 has been on sale since 1975. In that time it has had 12 generations or facelifts: E21 (1975), E30 (1982), E30 restyling (1987), E36 (1990), E46 (1998), E46 restyling (2001), E90 (2005), E90 restyling (2008), F30 (2012), F30 restyling (2015), G20 (2019) and G20 restyling (2022).

Move has 647 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines, from 86 to 551 hp. 639 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a BMW Serie 3, you can send them to complete it.

Years1975 – today
Generations12
Versions with specs647
Photos0

Generation by generation

1975

BMW Serie 3 E21

1975 – 1983

  • 8 versions
  • 90–143 hp
  • Petrol
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1982

BMW Serie 3 E30

1982 – 1987

  • 11 versions
  • 86–200 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 11 with service schedule
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1987

BMW Serie 3 E30 restyling

1987 – 1994

  • 16 versions
  • 86–200 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 16 with service schedule
  • Code E30
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1990

BMW Serie 3 E36

1990 – 2000

  • 44 versions
  • 90–321 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 44 with service schedule
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1998

BMW Serie 3 E46

1998 – 2001

  • 72 versions
  • 105–343 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 72 with service schedule
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2001

BMW Serie 3 E46 restyling

2001 – 2006

  • 59 versions
  • 116–360 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 59 with service schedule
  • Code E46
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2005

BMW Serie 3 E90

2005 – 2010

  • 142 versions
  • 122–420 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 142 with service schedule
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2008

BMW Serie 3 E90 restyling

2008 – 2014

  • 124 versions
  • 116–420 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 124 with service schedule
  • Code E90
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2012

BMW Serie 3 F30

2012 – 2015

  • 51 versions
  • 116–431 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 51 with service schedule
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2015

BMW Serie 3 F30 restyling

2015 – 2019

  • 46 versions
  • 116–460 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 46 with service schedule
  • Code F30
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2019

BMW Serie 3 G20

2019 – 2022

  • 37 versions
  • 150–510 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 37 with service schedule
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2022

BMW Serie 3 G20 restyling

On sale

2022 – today

  • 37 versions
  • 150–551 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 37 with service schedule
  • Code G20
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