Factory build sheet
2012 Audi Q7 Prestige
Build WA1VMBFE-C · 3L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WA1VMBFE and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Q7 whose VIN starts WA1VMBFE and carries C 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 2012 Audi Q7 Prestige 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (185 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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- TDI
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 225 hp
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- AUDI AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2F
- GVWR
- 7,001–8,000 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 WA1VMBFE for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 Prestige 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 36 vehicles code A
- 2011 Prestige 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 53 vehicles code B
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2012 You are here code C
- 2013 Prestige 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 39 vehicles code D
- 2014 Prestige 3L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 30 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 | WA1 | AUDI AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | VMBFE | 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 |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Audi Q7 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Q7. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WA1VMBFE-C shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- WA1VMBFE XCD002497
- WA1VMBFE 1CD002212
- WA1VMBFE 6CD004327
- WA1VMBFE 9CD003530
- WA1VMBFE 7CD007348
- WA1VMBFE 2CD001456
- WA1VMBFE 0CD007126
- WA1VMBFE 0CD003755
- WA1VMBFE 7CD009746
- WA1VMBFE 2CD004406
- WA1VMBFE 5CD002973
- WA1VMBFE 8CD002109
- WA1VMBFE 5CD005226
- WA1VMBFE 9CD002605
- WA1VMBFE 4CD000339
- WA1VMBFE 6CD004408
- WA1VMBFE 0CD006218
- WA1VMBFE XCD003911
- WA1VMBFE 3CD008612
- WA1VMBFE 5CD008028
- WA1VMBFE 3CD008660
- WA1VMBFE 3CD005080
- WA1VMBFE 0CD010544
- WA1VMBFE 6CD007938
- WA1VMBFE 5CD005551
- WA1VMBFE 5CD006277
- WA1VMBFE 9CD009196
- WA1VMBFE 4CD006139
- WA1VMBFE 5CD002844
- WA1VMBFE 8CD007164
- WA1VMBFE 7CD001484
- WA1VMBFE 8CD003602
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Q7, 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 Prestige 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 128 vehicles
- 2013 Premium 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 105 vehicles
- 2013 Premium 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 23 vehicles
- 2013 S Line Prestige 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 143 vehicles
- 2013 Premium Plus 3L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 687 vehicles · $10,995 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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.