Factory build sheet

2000 Audi A8 Base, L

Build WAUFL54D-Y · 4.2L 8cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUFL54D and position 10 reads Y. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every A8 whose VIN starts WAUFL54D and carries Y in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 85 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 85 known VINs
  • 2 listed for sale now

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
4.2 L
Cylinders
8
Engine manufacturer
Audi
Horsepower
310 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 FL54D Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 Y Model year — 2000
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

85 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WAUFL54D-Y shares the specification above.

  • 85 Known VINs
  • 2 Listed for sale now

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