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WAUAudi passenger cars

Held by Audi AG · registered in Germany

WMI WAU decodes 41 models, the fifth longest list among the 250 passenger car WMIs in the catalog. Its rules place assembly in eight countries. It shares most of its model list with two other codes. Its rules start at model year 1981 and have no end year.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. 40001981–1987
  2. 50001981–1988
  3. 801988–1991
  4. 901988–1995
  5. 1001989–1994
  6. 2001989–1991
  7. Coupe1990–1991
  8. V81991–1994
  9. Cabriolet1992–1998
  10. S41992–2025
  11. A61995–2027
  12. S61995–2027
  13. A41996–2025
  14. A81997–2020
  15. TT2000–2023
  16. allroad2001–2005
  17. S82001–2027
  18. RS 62003–2004
  19. A32006–2027
  20. Q72007–2008
  21. RS 42007–2008
  22. A52008–2027
  23. R82008–2023
  24. S52008–2027
  25. TTS2009–2023
  26. A72012–2025
  27. RS 52013–2025
  28. S72013–2025
  29. TT RS2013–2022
  30. S32015–2027
  31. RS 32017–2027
  32. A6 allroad2020–2026
  33. A8 e2020
  34. A7 e2021–2022
  35. A8 L2021–2027
  36. A8 L e2021

Also in the rules (5 more): RS 6 Avant, RS 7, e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT, S e-tron GT.

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesGermany, Hungary, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Slovakia, Spain

Plant locations namedNeckarsulm; Ingolstadt; Heilbronn; Gyor; Emden; Wolfsburg; Hanover; Graz; Emdem; Brussel; Osnabrück; Stuttgart; Martorell; Bratislava and 1 more

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Wagon, Coupe, Convertible, Roadster, Hatchback, SUV

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric, Diesel

Electrified versionsBattery electric, Plug-in hybrid

Codes with largely the same models

These codes have no page of their own: at least half of the models in their rules also appear under WAU. The last column counts the shared models.

CodeHolderVehicle typeModel yearsShared models
TRUAudi AGpassenger cars2000–202331 of 31
WUAAudi Sport GmbHpassenger cars2003–open32 of 32

Compared with the closest code, WA1

WA1 is held by Audi AG. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to WAU apart from those listed above.

Models in both15

Only under WAU4000, 5000, 80, 90, 100, 200, Coupe, V8, Cabriolet, TTS, A7, RS 5, S7, TT RS, S3, RS 3, A6 allroad, A8 e, A7 e, A8 L, A8 L e, RS 6 Avant, RS 7, e-tron GT and 2 more

Only under WA1Q5, A4 allroad, SQ5, Q3, e-tron, Q8, e-tron Sportback, Q5 e, RS Q8, SQ7, SQ8, Q4, Q6, SQ6, Q9, SQ9

Model yearsWAU: 1981–open · WA1: 2002–open

Plant countries only for WAUAustria, Brazil

Body classes only for WAUHatchback

Vehicle typeWAU: passenger cars · WA1: multipurpose passenger vehicles

Other codes held by Audi

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
WA1multipurpose passenger vehiclesAudi2002–open31

All 3 codes of Audi

Audi under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. WU1 Audi Sport GmbHGermany17

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.