Factory build sheet
2012 Audi A3 Premium Plus
Build WAUPEAFM-C · 2L 4cyl · Wagon
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUPEAFM 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 WAUPEAFM and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 known VINs
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
- Manual/Standard
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 WAUPEAFM 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 Plus 2L 4cyl Wagon · 20 vehicles code A
- 2011 Premium Plus 2L 4cyl Wagon · 30 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 | PEAFM | 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 |
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUPEAFM-C shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- WAUPEAFM XCA119914
- WAUPEAFM XCA129441
- WAUPEAFM 3CA056395
- WAUPEAFM 4CA042067
- WAUPEAFM 9CA041318
- WAUPEAFM 0CA043099
- WAUPEAFM 1CA076127
- WAUPEAFM 2CA159193
- WAUPEAFM 8CA042895
- WAUPEAFM 4CA050220
- WAUPEAFM 3CA060348
- WAUPEAFM 1CA120174
- WAUPEAFM XCA043417
- WAUPEAFM 1CA033696
- WAUPEAFM XCA051324
- WAUPEAFM 7CA041382
- WAUPEAFM 1CA041541
- WAUPEAFM 3CA049835
- WAUPEAFM 1CA060736
- WAUPEAFM 7CA119126
- WAUPEAFM XCA042770
- WAUPEAFM 6CA047397
- WAUPEAFM 4CA040710
- WAUPEAFM 3CA047292
- WAUPEAFM 9CA034935
- WAUPEAFM 6CA101233
- WAUPEAFM 6CA074194
- WAUPEAFM 9CA145517
- WAUPEAFM 4CA063162
- WAUPEAFM 6CA046945
- WAUPEAFM 0CA138942
- WAUPEAFM 0CA041966
- WAUPEAFM 3CA042710
- WAUPEAFM 6CA035511
- WAUPEAFM 3CA068711
- WAUPEAFM 7CA096575
- WAUPEAFM 4CA048306
- WAUPEAFM 3CA072127
- WAUPEAFM 6CA060523
- WAUPEAFM 1CA126136
- WAUPEAFM 9CA043652
- WAUPEAFM 6CA119635
- WAUPEAFM 2CA060504
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 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.