2024 Audi A3: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

6 builds left the factory as a 2024 A3, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 4 main configurations sell for $19,582–$34,000 today.

4 main configurations
5,410 vehicles built
321 for sale right now
$19,582–$34,000 typical price range

Which A3 is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your A3

Premium Plus · AWD WAUHUDGY-R

2L 4-cyl, 201 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 1,242 built.

$24,879 great deal $29,400 typical $34,000 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 32 for sale · from $24,879 →
Premium Plus · FWD WAUBUDGY-R

2L 4-cyl, 201 hp, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 257 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 4 for sale →
Most common — 48% of 2024 A3s

Premium · FWD WAUAUDGY-R

2L 4-cyl, 201 hp, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 2,622 built.

$19,582 great deal $22,746 typical $28,129 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 252 for sale · from $19,582 →

What actually differs

	Premium · FWD	Premium Plus · AWD	Premium Plus · FWD
Drivetrain	Front-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive
Typical price today	$22,746	$29,400	$26,620
For sale right now	252	32	4
Vehicles built	2,622	1,242	257

Same on every 2024 A3

Engine 2L 4-cyl
Power 201 hp
Transmission Automatic
Fuel Gasoline
Body Sedan
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

492 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Premium · FWD

$22,746

Premium Plus · AWD

$29,400

$18,994 $23,001 $27,007 $31,014 $35,020

Price trend

Median down $4,495 over the last 12 months.

2024 A3 price history →

Will it hold value?

A A3 typically keeps about 72% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $16,799 today.

A3 depreciation by year →

Cost to run

29/37 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2024 A3

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — every 2024 A3

✓ Warns you before a crash
✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
✓ Watches your blind spot
✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
✓ Steers you back into the lane
✓ Keeps distance on the highway

Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What WAUHUDGY-R means

WAU HUDGY · R

WAU: the World Manufacturer Identifier Audi registered — assembled in Germany
HUDGY: together encode the A3 line — Sedan, 2L 4cyl, All-wheel drive — as Audi filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
R: in position 10 — model year 2024
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

Real VINs from this run WAUHUDGY 8RA018714 WAUHUDGY XRA016334 WAUHUDGY 2RA017557

2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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