Factory build sheet
2003 Audi A8 Quattro L
Build WAUML44D-3 · 4.2L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUML44D and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A8 whose VIN starts WAUML44D and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2001 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L 8cyl Sedan (81 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
- 4.2 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 310 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 WAUML44D for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2002 Quattro L 4.2L 8cyl Sedan · 31 vehicles code 2
-
2003 You are here code 3
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 | ML44D | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUML44D-3 shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- WAUML44D 73N001194
- WAUML44D 63N001655
- WAUML44D 13N002213
- WAUML44D 03N001845
- WAUML44D 33N001094
- WAUML44D 13N002759
- WAUML44D X3N002503
- WAUML44D X3N002761
- WAUML44D 93N001780
- WAUML44D 73N001793
- WAUML44D 73N002071
- WAUML44D 73N001647
- WAUML44D 83N000247
- WAUML44D 03N000615
- WAUML44D X3N001769
- WAUML44D 13N001899
- WAUML44D 23N001782
- WAUML44D 73N001938
- WAUML44D 03N001795
- WAUML44D 53N000853
- WAUML44D 43N001122
- WAUML44D 23N000941
- WAUML44D 63N002305
- WAUML44D 53N001792
- WAUML44D 83N000250
- WAUML44D 23N001636
- WAUML44D 53N000416
- WAUML44D 83N001141
- WAUML44D 73N001471
- WAUML44D 43N002464
- WAUML44D 23N001099
- WAUML44D 23N001877
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the A8, 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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.