Factory build sheet
2018 Audi A3 Quattro Prestige, S Line Technik Quattro (Canada)
Build WAUW8LFF-J · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUW8LFF 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 WAUW8LFF and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 21 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 21 known VINs
- 1 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
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- 220 hp 2l i4
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 220 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Convertible/Cabriolet
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- Cabriolet
- 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 WAUW8LFF for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2016 S Line Quattro Prestige, S Line Quattro Technik 2L 4cyl Convertible · 22 vehicles code G
-
2018 You are here code J
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 | W8LFF | 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 |
21 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUW8LFF-J shares the specification above.
- 21 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- WAUW8LFF 4J1002309
- WAUW8LFF 6J1030791
- WAUW8LFF 7J1006029
- WAUW8LFF 1J1005460
- WAUW8LFF XJ1028655
- WAUW8LFF 3J1043773
- WAUW8LFF 7J1004829
- WAUW8LFF 2J1061746
- WAUW8LFF 4J1064440
- WAUW8LFF 2J1002003
- WAUW8LFF 6J1006278
- WAUW8LFF 5J1058503
- WAUW8LFF 1J1008326
- WAUW8LFF 8J1066420
- WAUW8LFF 0J1018832
- WAUW8LFF XJ1002976
- WAUW8LFF 1J1006396
- WAUW8LFF 4J1008725
- WAUW8LFF XJ1002136
- WAUW8LFF XJ1027926
- WAUW8LFF 8J1004886
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.
- 2018 Quattro Premium Plus, S Line Quattro Progressiv (Canada) 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 261 vehicles · $17,995 median
- 2019 Premium Plus 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · FWD 39 vehicles
- 2019 Quattro Premium 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 71 vehicles
- 2019 Premium, Titanium 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 41 vehicles
- 2019 Quattro Premium Plus 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 674 vehicles · $21,500 median
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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 21 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.