Factory build sheet
2014 Audi S8
Build WAUD2AFD-E · 4L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WAUD2AFD and position 10 reads E. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every S8 whose VIN starts WAUD2AFD and carries E in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 340 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 340 known VINs
- 3 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 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 420 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
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 WAUD2AFD for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2013 4L 8cyl Sedan · 428 vehicles code D $19,995
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2014 You are here 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 | D2AFD | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | E | Model year — 2014 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
340 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WAUD2AFD-E shares the specification above.
- 340 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
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 S8, 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.
- 2015 40T Quattro AWD 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 312 vehicles · $33,990 median
- 2016 Quattro 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 86 vehicles · $36,194 median
- 2016 Quattro Plus 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 144 vehicles
- 2020 Quattro 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 316 vehicles · $45,985 median
- 2023 Quattro 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 412 vehicles · $69,995 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 340 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.