Factory build sheet

2012 Audi S5 Quattro Prestige

Build WAU3VAFR-C · 4.2L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Coupe

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAU3VAFR and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every S5 whose VIN starts WAU3VAFR and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 63 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 63 known VINs
  • 1 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
4.2 L
Cylinders
8
Engine model
Audi
Horsepower
354 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive
Transmission
Manual/Standard

Body & chassis

Body class
Coupe
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
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 WAU3VAFR for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 3VAFR 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

63 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WAU3VAFR-C shares the specification above.

  • 63 Known VINs
  • 1 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the S5, 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 63 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.