Factory build sheet
2018 Audi A7 Quattro Prestige, Quattro Technik (Canada)
Build WAU23BFC-J · 3L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAU23BFC and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A7 whose VIN starts WAU23BFC and carries J 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
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2018 Audi A7 Quattro Prestige, Quattro Technik (Canada) 3L 6cyl Hatchback (596 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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- 3.0T
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 340 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- 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 | 23BFC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
30 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAU23BFC-J shares the specification above.
- 30 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- WAU23BFC XJN098999
- WAU23BFC 6JN099499
- WAU23BFC 5JN087005
- WAU23BFC 3JN084393
- WAU23BFC 3JN098844
- WAU23BFC 0JN053022
- WAU23BFC 2JN060084
- WAU23BFC 6JN002267
- WAU23BFC 5JN012420
- WAU23BFC 0JN031795
- WAU23BFC 8JN047968
- WAU23BFC 3JN072955
- WAU23BFC 7JN051669
- WAU23BFC 3JN085785
- WAU23BFC 0JN097182
- WAU23BFC 7JN060887
- WAU23BFC 7JN052126
- WAU23BFC 1JN092962
- WAU23BFC 2JN011628
- WAU23BFC XJN016088
- WAU23BFC 5JN076733
- WAU23BFC XJN055764
- WAU23BFC 5JN100738
- WAU23BFC 1JN097014
- WAU23BFC 7JN024696
- WAU23BFC 5JN003488
- WAU23BFC 2JN076138
- WAU23BFC 4JN057610
- WAU23BFC 5JN099977
- WAU23BFC 7JN096787
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the A7, 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.
- 2018 Quattro Premium Plus 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 20 vehicles
- 2019 Quattro Premium 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 83 vehicles · $21,900 median
- 2019 Quattro Premium Plus 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 23 vehicles
- 2019 Quattro Prestige 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 24 vehicles
- 2019 S Line Quattro Prestige 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 1,195 vehicles · $28,995 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 30 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.