Factory build sheet
2013 Audi A8 40T Quattro AWD
Build WAUA2AFD-D · 4L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUA2AFD and position 10 reads D. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every A8 whose VIN starts WAUA2AFD and carries D in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 146 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 146 known VINs
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 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 244
- Cylinders
- 8
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 420 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- AUDI AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
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 WAUA2AFD 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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2013 You are here code D
- 2014 40T Quattro AWD 4L 8cyl Sedan · 106 vehicles code E
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 | A2AFD | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | D | Model year — 2013 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
146 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUA2AFD-D shares the specification above.
- 146 Known VINs
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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.
- 2013 30T Quattro AWD 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 422 vehicles · $11,799 median
- 2013 L 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon 663 vehicles · $14,099 median
- 2013 L 6.3L 12-cyl · Sedan saloon 27 vehicles
- 2014 40T Quattro AWD 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 106 vehicles
- 2014 L 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 430 vehicles · $13,995 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 146 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.