Factory build sheet

2016 Audi S8 Quattro Plus

Build WUAJ5AFD-G · 4L 8cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WUAJ5AFD and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every S8 whose VIN starts WUAJ5AFD and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 144 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 144 known VINs
  • 2 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 model
4l v8
Engine manufacturer
Audi
Horsepower
605 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 SPORT GMBH

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 2E
GVWR
6,001–7,000 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 WUAJ5AFD for 2 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 WUA AUDI SPORT GMBH · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 J5AFD Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 G Model year — 2016
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

144 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WUAJ5AFD-G shares the specification above.

  • 144 Known VINs
  • 2 Listed for sale now

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 144 VINs of this build →

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.

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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 144 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.