VIN code AUDI - decryption secrets
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VIN code AUDI - decryption secrets

History of changes in VIN code AUDI

AUDI is one of the most successful German passenger car companies, founded in 1909. Since the release of the first vehicles, the AUDI VIN has changed several times. At first, it consisted of nine characters, since August 1980, another number has been added. Then it was quite simple to decipher the AUDI VIN code: the first and second digits indicated the model of the car, the subsequent characters indicated the year of manufacture, the manufacturing plant and the serial number. The lineup of cars produced in 1981 already had a 17-digit VIN-code in accordance with ISO standards.

Where to find VIN code on AUDI

The VIN code of AUDI, depending on the model, can be located in different places of the car. Consider the common VIN locations:

  • at the base of the windshield on the driver's side;
  • under the hood on the partition between the passenger compartment and the engine compartment;
  • on the shock absorber glass of the car;
  • duplicate plate at the bottom of the luggage compartment or in the spare wheel well;
  • on the inside of the wing

How to decode AUDI VIN on your own

In order to decipher the AUDI VIN code, you need to remember the differences in the composition of the number of cars produced for the European and North American markets.

Consider the features of AUDI vehicle identification numbers.

1-3 digits

WMI stands for geographic region, country, and plant of assembly:

  • WAU, WA1, WAV, WAC - AUDI, Germany;
  • TRU - AUDI TT, Hungary;
  • WUA - AUDI Quatro, Germany;
  • LFV - AUDI, China.

4-6 characters

WDS. Cars destined for the European market have "empty" ZZZ symbols. If AUDI is produced for the American market, then these signs indicate the type of engine and the security system of the vehicle.

7-8 characters

WDS (model range):

VIN-symbolThe lineup
81, 82, 8580
8980 (1990-1992), 90/В3 (1989-1991)
Coupe/Quatro

80/В4 (1991-1994), 90 (1993-1994), S2/В4 (1993-1995)

90/В3 (1986-1991)

8G

90 Cabriolet (1994), А4 Cabriolet (1991-2000)

43

100, 200 (до 1982)

44

100, 200 (1982 – 1991), V8 Quatro (1990-1994)

А1 (с 2010)

8Z

А2 (1999-2005)

8L

А3 (1996-2003), S3

А3 (с 2003), А3 Cabriolet (с 2008)

8РА

А3 (с 2004)

8D

А4/В5 (1994 - )

А4/В6 (2000-2004), А4/В7 (2004-2007), S4/В6 (2003-2007), S4/В7 (2003-2007)

А4/В6 Cabriolet (2002-2006), А4/В7 Cabriolet (2006-2009), S4/RS4/В7 Cabriolet (2006-2009)

А4/В8 (с 2007), S4/В8 (с 2009), А4/В8 allroad quatro (1999-2006)

8F

А5 Cabriolet (с 2009)

А5, S5 (с 2007)

А6/С4 (1994-1997)

А6/С5 (1997-2004), S6/С5 (1999-2004), AUDI/С5 allroad quatro (1999-2006), RS6/С5 (2002- 2004)

V8 Quatrо (1989-1994)

4F

А6/С6 (с 2004), S6/С6 (с 2006), RS6/С6 (с 2009), А6/С6 allroad quatro (с 2006)

4D

А8/D2 (1994-2002), S8/D2 (1996-2003)

А8/ D3 (2003-2010), S8/D3 (2006-2010)

А8/D4 (с 2010)

42

AUDI R8 (с 2006), AUDI R8 Spider (с 2009)

8N

ТТ (1998-2006)

8J

TTS (с 2008), TTRS (с 2009)

8R

Q5 (с 2008)

4L

Q7 (с 2006)


9th digit

WDS
Check digit.

10th digit

WIS (model year)
Remember that the vehicle's production year is different from the calendar year. For AUDI vehicles, it starts on July 1st. For example, cars produced on June 28 and July 2, 2019 will be of different model years, respectively, 2019 and 2020. Note that the same characters are repeated after 30 years, so the "A" sign could mean 1980, and 2010, B - 1981 and 2011, C - 1982 and 2012, etc.

11th digit

VІS.
This symbol indicates the assembly plant and is denoted by Latin letters from A to Y:

Country

Symbol

Plant

Germany

А

Ingolstadt

Е

Emden

Н

Hannover

К

Osnabrück

N

Nekkar-Zulm

Р

Moselle

S

Salzgitter

W

Wolfsburg

Z

Cuffenhausen

Belgium

В

Brussels

Spain

D

Barcelona

R

Martorell

Y

Barcelona, Pamplona

Austria

G

Graz

Mexico

М

Pueblo

Bosnia

Т

Sarajevo

USA

Portugal 

V

West Moreland

Palmela

Poland

Х

Poznan

Characters 12 to 17

This is the serial number of the vehicle with which you can check the equipment and specifications of the vehicle. Special online services and websites will help you decrypt VIN AUDI. AUDI-club will help you choose the best decoder so that you can quickly and accurately decode the VIN number.

How to check the checksum in the VIN code?

In order to verify the authenticity of the VIN number, a checksum is used, which is matched with the ninth character of the VIN code.
To make calculations, you first need to replace the Latin letters of the number with numbers in accordance with the scheme: A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5, F-6, G-7, H-8, J -1, K-2, L-3, M-4, N-5, P-7, R-9, S-2, T-3, U-4, V-5, W-6, X-7 , Y-8, Z-9.

Under each digit of the VIN-code, write down its "weight": 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 10, 0, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and multiply in pairs. Submit all the works. Divide the resulting sum by 11. The remainder of the division must correspond to the ninth check digit.

Decoding the VIN-code of cars makes it possible to check the configuration, technical characteristics, and the history of AUDI operation, which will help in the future to avoid unpleasant situations when buying a vehicle.