If you need to hook up a diagnostic code reader or scanner to your BMW you will need to know where the diagnostic port is located. Here we have all BMW diagnostic port pictures which should tell you straight away where to look. A diagnostic port is also known as an OBD2 port or EOBD port which is used for the purpose of communicating with a vehicle to diagnose faults or reprogram modules within the vehicle. The diagnostic port is a direct link to the BMW ECU.

BMW 1 series
BMW 1 Series E81 E82 E87 E88 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2004 - 2011)
BMW 1 Series F20 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2011 -

BMW 2 Series
BMW 2 series coupe OBD2 diagnostic port location (2013 -
BMW 2 series F22 active tourer OBD2 diagnostic port location (2014 -

BMW 3 series
BMW 3 series E30 OBD diagnostic port location (1982 - 1994)
BMW 3 series E36 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1990 - 2000)
BMW 3 series E46 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1998 - 2006)
BMW 3 series E90 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2006 - 2011)
BMW 3 series F30 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2011 -

BMW 4 Series
BMW 4 series F32, F33 F36 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2013 -

BMW 5 Series
BMW 5 series E34 OBD diagnostic port location (1988 - 1996)
BMW 5 series E39 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1995 - 2004)
BMW 5 series E60 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2003 - 2010)
BMW 5 series F10 OBD2  diagnostic port location (2010 -
BMW 5 series Gran Turismo OBD2 diagnostic port location (2009 -

BMW 6 Series
BMW 5 series E63/E64 diagnostic port location (2003 - 2010)
BMW 5 series F12/F13 diagnostic port location (2011 -
 
BMW 7 Series
BMW 7 series E38 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1994 - 2001)
BMW 7 series E65 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2001 - 2008)
BMW 7 series F01/F02 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2008 - 2015)
BMW 7 Series G11 G12 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2016 - 

BMW 8 Series
BMW 8 series E31 OBD diagnostic port location (1989 - 1999)

BMW Z Series
BMW Z3 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1996 - 2002)
BMW Z4 E85 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2002 - 2008)
BMW Z4 E89 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2009 -
BMW Z1 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1989 - 1991)
BMW Z8 E52 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1999 - 2003)

BMW X Series
BMW X1 E84 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2009 - 2015)
BMW X1 F48 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2015 - 
BMW X3 E83 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2003 - 2010)
BMW X3 F25 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2010 -
BMW X4 F26 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2014 - 
BMW X5 E53 OBD2 diagnostic port location (1999 - 2006)
BMW X5 E70 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2006 - 2013)
BMW X5 F15 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2013 - 
BMW X6 E71 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2008 - 2014)
BMW X6 F16 OBD2 diagnostic port location (2014 -

BMW M Power
BMW E30 M3 diagnostic port location
BMW E36 M3 diagnostic port location
BMW E46 M3 diagnostic port location
BMW E90 M3 diagnostic port location
BMW E34 M5 diagnostic port location
BMW E39 M5 diagnostic port location
BMW E60 M5 diagnostic port location
BMW F12/F13 M6 diagnostic port location
BMW M1 diagnostic port location

BMW Electric
BMW i3 electric OBD2 diagnostic port location (2014 -
BMW i8 electric OBD2 diagnostic port location (2014 -