Enter the 17-character VIN of your Audi A5 to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17 characters of an Audi A5 VIN and the free decoder, which needs no registration, reads out the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the A5 holds 15 versions, from model year 2007 to the present, since the car is still built. It covers Wagon, Cabriolet, Coupe and Sedan bodies, with power from 136 to 286 hp.
The VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. When you look at a car, compare the decoded year, body style and power with what the seller claims and with the registration papers.
2007 - present
Production years
136 - 286 hp
Power
4
Body styles
15
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A5 Coupe (8T3) | 2007 - 2011 | Coupe | 160 - 265 hp |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet (8F7) | 2008 - 2011 | Cabriolet | 160 - 265 hp |
| Audi A5 Sportback (8TA) | 2009 - 2011 | - | 143 - 265 hp |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet (8F7, facelift 2011) | 2011 - 2016 | Cabriolet | 143 - 272 hp |
| Audi A5 Coupe (8T3, facelift 2011) | 2011 - 2016 | Coupe | 163 - 272 hp |
| Audi A5 Sportback (8TA, facelift 2011) | 2011 - 2016 | - | 136 - 272 hp |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet (F5) | 2016 - 2019 | Cabriolet | 150 - 286 hp |
| Audi A5 Coupe (F5) | 2016 - 2019 | Coupe | 150 - 286 hp |
| Audi A5 Sportback (F5) | 2016 - 2019 | - | 150 - 286 hp |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet (F5, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2024 | Cabriolet | 150 - 286 hp |
| Audi A5 Coupe (F5, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2024 | Coupe | 150 - 286 hp |
| Audi A5 Sportback (F5, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2024 | - | 150 - 286 hp |
| Audi A5 Avant (B10) | 2024 - present | Wagon | 150 - 204 hp |
| Audi A5 Sedan (B10) | 2024 - present | Sedan | 150 - 204 hp |
| Audi A5 Long (B10) | - | - | - |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Audi A5, with model years 2007 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 2007 - present across 15 versions of the Audi A5. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Audi A5 the characters to expect are 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
15 versions, in 4 body styles, with power up to 286 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year from the 10th character, which you can set against the version names in our data, such as Audi A5 Coupe (8T3, facelift 2011) or Audi A5 Cabriolet (F5, facelift 2019). The VIN alone does not name the version, so check the version code in the registration papers and the body style on the car as well.
All 17 characters must match exactly on the plate, on the car and in the registration papers. No I, O or Q can appear in a real VIN. Then check that the decoded model year, body style and power agree with the papers, bearing in mind that A5 power in our data runs from 136 to 286 hp.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or the number of owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It reads only the characters themselves: manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture.