2021 Audi Q3: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

11 builds left the factory as a 2021 Q3, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 7 main configurations sell for $12,995–$29,698 today.

7 main configurations
17,471 vehicles built
313 for sale right now
$12,995–$29,698 typical price range

Which Q3 is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

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Quattro Premium · AWD WA1AECF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 228 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 22 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →
S Line Quattro Premium Plus · AWD WA1EECF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 228 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 6,100 built.

$16,000 great deal $23,411 typical $29,698 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 114 for sale · from $16,000 →
Quattro Premium · AWD WA1AUCF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 184 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 3,910 built.

$12,995 great deal $18,288 typical $23,333 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 59 for sale · from $12,995 →
Quattro Premium Plus · AWD WA1BUCF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 184 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 734 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 6 for sale →
S Line Quattro Premium Plus · AWD WA1EEDF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 228 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 141 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 4 for sale →
Most common — 37% of 2021 Q3s

S Line Quattro Premium · AWD WA1DECF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 228 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 6,507 built.

$14,999 great deal $21,998 typical $25,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 130 for sale · from $14,999 →
S Line Quattro Premium · AWD WA1DEDF3-M

2L 4-cyl, 228 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 27 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →

What actually differs

	S Line Quattro Premium · AWD	S Line Quattro Premium Plus · AWD	Quattro Premium · AWD	Quattro Premium Plus · AWD
Power	228 hp	228 hp	184 hp	184 hp
Typical price today	$21,998	$23,411	$18,288	$21,998
For sale right now	130	114	59	6
Vehicles built	6,507	6,100	3,910	734

Same on every 2021 Q3

Engine 2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain All-wheel drive
Transmission Automatic
Fuel Gasoline
Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
Seats 5
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

399 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

S Line Quattro Premium · AWD

$21,998

S Line Quattro Premium Plus · AWD

$23,411

Quattro Premium · AWD

$18,288

$12,605 $17,101 $21,597 $26,093 $30,589

Price trend

Median down $1,998 over the last 12 months.

2021 Q3 price history →

Will it hold value?

A Q3 typically keeps about 53% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $11,462 today.

Q3 depreciation by year →

Cost to run

22/30 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,860/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Q3

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

2 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration

✓ Warns you before a crash
✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
✓ Watches your blind spot (optional)
✓ Warns when you drift from your lane

Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What WA1AECF3-M means

WA1 AECF3 · M

WA1: the World Manufacturer Identifier Audi registered — assembled in Germany
AECF3: together encode the Q3 line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2L 4cyl, All-wheel drive — as Audi filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M: in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

4 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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