Factory build sheet
2012 Audi A3 Premium
Build WAUBFAFM-C · 2L 4cyl · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUBFAFM and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A3 whose VIN starts WAUBFAFM and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2012 Audi A3 Premium 2L 4cyl Wagon (303 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Audi with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 200 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Wagon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- AUDI AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Audi used the VIN pattern WAUBFAFM for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 Premium 2L 4cyl Wagon · 37 vehicles code A
- 2011 Premium 2L 4cyl Wagon · 78 vehicles code B
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2012 You are here code C
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WAU | AUDI AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BFAFM | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUBFAFM-C shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- WAUBFAFM 0CA002947
- WAUBFAFM 0CA005086
- WAUBFAFM 5CA018559
- WAUBFAFM 2CA005980
- WAUBFAFM 0CA019215
- WAUBFAFM XCA000350
- WAUBFAFM 2CA019930
- WAUBFAFM 2CA007972
- WAUBFAFM 5CA002460
- WAUBFAFM 2CA009589
- WAUBFAFM 6CA005965
- WAUBFAFM 2CA009396
- WAUBFAFM 2CA005509
- WAUBFAFM 3CA009505
- WAUBFAFM 5CA003589
- WAUBFAFM 0CA009168
- WAUBFAFM 6CA020708
- WAUBFAFM 7CA005019
- WAUBFAFM XCA006004
- WAUBFAFM 5CA004189
- WAUBFAFM 2CA009382
- WAUBFAFM 5CA002670
- WAUBFAFM 2CA002920
- WAUBFAFM 5CA003639
- WAUBFAFM 6CA008266
- WAUBFAFM 7CA009541
- WAUBFAFM 7CA009751
- WAUBFAFM 9CA010657
- WAUBFAFM 5CA000966
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the A3, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.