Factory build sheet

1997 Audi A4 Quattro

Build WAUEA88D-V · 2.8L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUEA88D and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every A4 whose VIN starts WAUEA88D and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 66 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 66 known VINs

This configuration is identical to 1999 Audi A4 Quattro 2.8L 6cyl Sedan (231 vehicles). That page carries the full record.

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 model
2.8L
Engine manufacturer
Audi
Horsepower
172 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive

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.

The same build, other model years

Audi used the VIN pattern WAUEA88D for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 EA88D Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 V Model year — 1997
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

66 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WAUEA88D-V shares the specification above.

  • 66 Known VINs

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 66 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.