Factory build sheet
2012 Audi A5 Quattro Prestige
Build WAU3FAFR-C · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAU3FAFR and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A5 whose VIN starts WAU3FAFR and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 20 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 20 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 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- 211 hp 2l i4
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 211 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- 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 WAU3FAFR for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2011 Quattro Prestige 2L 4cyl Coupe · 33 vehicles code B
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2012 You are here code C
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 | 3FAFR | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
20 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAU3FAFR-C shares the specification above.
- 20 Known VINs
- WAU3FAFR 0CA004536
- WAU3FAFR XCA005144
- WAU3FAFR 2CA033987
- WAU3FAFR 4CA032503
- WAU3FAFR 1CA041613
- WAU3FAFR 6CA006761
- WAU3FAFR 1CA017473
- WAU3FAFR 6CA005044
- WAU3FAFR 4CA001946
- WAU3FAFR 8CA002064
- WAU3FAFR 6CA004797
- WAU3FAFR 3CA012422
- WAU3FAFR 4CA006645
- WAU3FAFR 9CA005121
- WAU3FAFR 8CA035985
- WAU3FAFR 2CA006787
- WAU3FAFR 5CA032204
- WAU3FAFR XCA005225
- WAU3FAFR 0CA005122
- WAU3FAFR 1CA024858
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the A5, 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.
- 2012 Premium 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 56 vehicles
- 2012 Quattro Premium 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 139 vehicles
- 2012 Quattro Premium 2L 4-cyl · AWD 333 vehicles · $7,900 median
- 2012 Premium Plus 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 165 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2012 Quattro Prestige 2L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · AWD 104 vehicles
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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 20 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.