Factory build sheet
2012 Audi A8 L
Build WAUR4AFD-C · 6.3L 12cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUR4AFD and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A8 whose VIN starts WAUR4AFD and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 52 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 52 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
- 6.3 L
- Cylinders
- 12
- Engine model
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 500 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- AUDI AG
The same build, other model years
Audi used the VIN pattern WAUR4AFD for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2012 You are here code C
- 2013 L 6.3L 12cyl Sedan · 27 vehicles code D
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 | R4AFD | 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 |
52 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUR4AFD-C shares the specification above.
- 52 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- WAUR4AFD 8CN003020
- WAUR4AFD XCN017341
- WAUR4AFD 2CN012389
- WAUR4AFD 5CN029378
- WAUR4AFD 6CN021144
- WAUR4AFD 3CN006052
- WAUR4AFD 7CN021833
- WAUR4AFD 6CN004974
- WAUR4AFD 9CN036608
- WAUR4AFD 9CN000823
- WAUR4AFD 2CN028317
- WAUR4AFD 5CN026657
- WAUR4AFD 5CN001693
- WAUR4AFD 7CN000786
- WAUR4AFD XCN032700
- WAUR4AFD 3CN019450
- WAUR4AFD 3CN015530
- WAUR4AFD 7CN005289
- WAUR4AFD 8CN012669
- WAUR4AFD 6CN013366
- WAUR4AFD 1CN028907
- WAUR4AFD 4CN019358
- WAUR4AFD 3CN005905
- WAUR4AFD 0CN021947
- WAUR4AFD 0CN000788
- WAUR4AFD 2CN032321
- WAUR4AFD 7CN022349
- WAUR4AFD 5CN026658
- WAUR4AFD 3CN026270
- WAUR4AFD XCN000846
- WAUR4AFD 3CN000784
- WAUR4AFD 9CN030369
- WAUR4AFD 8CN032338
- WAUR4AFD 2CN009136
- WAUR4AFD 6CN000777
- WAUR4AFD 9CN010736
- WAUR4AFD 5CN025783
- WAUR4AFD 6CN000858
- WAUR4AFD 3CN005709
- WAUR4AFD 0CN018921
- WAUR4AFD 9CN017072
- WAUR4AFD 9CN032350
- WAUR4AFD 3CN011932
- WAUR4AFD 6CN006207
- WAUR4AFD 9CN006721
- WAUR4AFD 5CN032653
- WAUR4AFD 0CN006560
- WAUR4AFD 8CN020240
- WAUR4AFD 8CN024188
- WAUR4AFD 8CN011960
- WAUR4AFD 4CN021093
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.
- 2012 L 4.2L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,464 vehicles · $11,940 median
- 2013 40T Quattro AWD 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 146 vehicles
- 2013 30T Quattro AWD 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 422 vehicles · $11,799 median
- 2013 L 6.3L 12-cyl · Sedan saloon 27 vehicles
- 2014 30T Quattro AWD 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 198 vehicles · $12,521 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 52 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.