2021 Audi SQ8: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
4 builds left the factory as a 2021 SQ8, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 2 main configurations sell for $37,500–$57,680 today.
- 2 main configurations
- 1,422 vehicles built
- 50 for sale right now
- $37,500–$57,680 typical price range
Which SQ8 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.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your SQ8
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Quattro Premium Plus · AWD WA1AWBF1-M4L 8-cyl, 500 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 426 built.
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Most common — 69% of 2021 SQ8s
Quattro Prestige · AWD WA1CWBF1-M4L 8-cyl, 500 hp, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 977 built.
$37,500 great deal $50,299 typical $57,680 top of market
What actually differs
| Quattro Prestige · AWD | Quattro Premium Plus · AWD | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical price today | $50,299 | $49,995 |
| For sale right now | 29 | 21 |
| Vehicles built | 977 | 426 |
Same on every 2021 SQ8
- Engine 4L 8-cyl
- Power 500 hp
- Drivetrain All-wheel drive
- Transmission Automatic
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
- Seats 5
- Doors 4-door
What people actually pay
54 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Quattro Prestige · AWD
$50,299
$36,375
$42,134
$47,893
$53,652
$59,411
Safety, in plain English
Driver assistance — varies by configuration
- ✓ Warns you before a crash
- ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
- ✓ Watches your blind spot
- ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
- ✓ Steers you back into the lane (optional)
- ✓ Keeps distance on the highway (optional)
What WA1AWBF1-M means
WA1
AWBF1
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M
- WA1
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Audi registered — assembled in Germany
- AWBF1
- together encode the SQ8 line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 4L 8cyl, 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
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
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