Factory build sheet
1996 Audi A4
Build WAUDA88D-T · 2.8L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUDA88D and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A4 whose VIN starts WAUDA88D and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 30 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 30 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
- 2.8 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 172 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- 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.
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 | DA88D | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | T | Model year — 1996 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
30 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUDA88D-T shares the specification above.
- 30 Known VINs
- WAUDA88D 9TA257920
- WAUDA88D 3TA033686
- WAUDA88D 8TA145643
- WAUDA88D 8TA062598
- WAUDA88D 2TA100293
- WAUDA88D 7TA297798
- WAUDA88D 9TA098915
- WAUDA88D 2TA145427
- WAUDA88D 2TA328097
- WAUDA88D 7TA043167
- WAUDA88D 0TA110983
- WAUDA88D 0TA001861
- WAUDA88D 0TA263721
- WAUDA88D 4TA114230
- WAUDA88D 5TA300570
- WAUDA88D 1TA101743
- WAUDA88D 8TA285708
- WAUDA88D 8TA205307
- WAUDA88D 9TA084321
- WAUDA88D 0TA208251
- WAUDA88D XTA050145
- WAUDA88D 6TA291748
- WAUDA88D 6TA073051
- WAUDA88D 8TA175452
- WAUDA88D 1TA070154
- WAUDA88D 8TA192669
- WAUDA88D 2TA000260
- WAUDA88D 6TA328796
- WAUDA88D 9TA048869
- WAUDA88D 2TA195311
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the A4, 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 30 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.