Factory build sheet

2018 Audi A3 E-Tron Premium Plus

Build WAUTPBFF-J · 1.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Hatchback

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUTPBFF and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every A3 whose VIN starts WAUTPBFF and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 526 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 526 known VINs
  • 6 listed for sale now

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
1.4 L
Cylinders
4
Engine model
204 hp 14l i4
Engine manufacturer
Audi
Horsepower
204 hp
Fuel type
Electric
Electrification
Plug-in hybrid

Drivetrain

Drive type
Front-wheel drive
Transmission
Automatic

Body & chassis

Body class
Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Seats
5
Seat rows
2
Series
Sportback
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.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Forward collision warning Standard
  • Blind spot warning Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

What this build asks today

Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.

$16,973 median asking price · 12 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Too few listings to publish a price range — with 12 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.

Compare every 2018 A3 trim and its price →

The same build, other model years

Audi used the VIN pattern WAUTPBFF for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

$10,995 2016 $13,585 2017 $16,973 2018

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 TPBFF Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 J Model year — 2018
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

526 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WAUTPBFF-J shares the specification above.

  • 526 Known VINs
  • 6 Listed for sale now
  • 12 Priced listings
  • $16,973 Median asking

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 526 VINs of this build →

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.

Prices are asking prices from 12 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 526 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.