Factory build sheet
2021 Audi A5 Quattro Prestige
Build WAUEADF5-M · 2L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUEADF5 and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A5 whose VIN starts WAUEADF5 and carries M 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
This configuration is identical to 2021 Audi A5 Quattro Prestige 2L 4cyl Hatchback (249 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 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- 45 TFSI (2.0T)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 261 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 7
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Series
- Sportback
- 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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
The same build, other model years
Audi used the VIN pattern WAUEADF5 for 3 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 | EADF5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
21 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUEADF5-M shares the specification above.
- 21 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- WAUEADF5 9MA003876
- WAUEADF5 1MA003919
- WAUEADF5 7MA003813
- WAUEADF5 9MA003246
- WAUEADF5 4MA048370
- WAUEADF5 4MA048692
- WAUEADF5 7MA003956
- WAUEADF5 6MA003267
- WAUEADF5 XMA003689
- WAUEADF5 7MA002967
- WAUEADF5 4MA054508
- WAUEADF5 0MA046809
- WAUEADF5 9MA002243
- WAUEADF5 5MA001204
- WAUEADF5 XMA048227
- WAUEADF5 2MA046794
- WAUEADF5 8MA004050
- WAUEADF5 5MA048314
- WAUEADF5 3MA050207
- WAUEADF5 1MA034040
- WAUEADF5 4MA003509
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.
- 2021 Quattro Premium Plus 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 2,493 vehicles · $26,988 median
- 2021 Quattro Premium Plus 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 39 vehicles
- 2021 Quattro Premium 2L 4-cyl · AWD 280 vehicles · $26,180 median
- 2021 Quattro Prestige 2L 4-cyl · AWD 77 vehicles · $31,376 median
- 2022 Quattro Premium 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 916 vehicles · $25,550 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.