Factory build sheet

2012 Audi A3 Premium

Build WAUBJBFM-C · 2L 4cyl · Wagon

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUBJBFM 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 WAUBJBFM and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 58 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 58 known VINs

This configuration is identical to 2012 Audi A3 Premium 2L 4cyl Wagon (384 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 model
Volks Wagon
Horsepower
140 hp
Fuel type
Diesel

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 WAUBJBFM for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 BJBFM 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

58 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WAUBJBFM-C shares the specification above.

  • 58 Known VINs

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 58 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.