Enter the 17-character VIN of your Audi R8 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-character VIN of an Audi R8 and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and with no registration. Our data for the R8 spans model years 2006 to 2024, Coupe and Convertible bodies, and power from 420 to 620 hp across 11 versions.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot answer any of those questions. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, compare the VIN on the car with the one in the registration papers, then check that the decoded model year and body style match what the seller says.
2006 - 2024
Production years
420 - 620 hp
Power
2
Body styles
11
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi R8 Coupe (42) | 2006 - 2012 | Coupe | 420 - 560 hp |
| Audi R8 Spyder (42) | 2010 - 2012 | Convertible | 430 - 560 hp |
| Audi R8 Coupe (42, facelift 2012) | 2012 - 2015 | Coupe | 430 - 550 hp |
| Audi R8 LMS ultra | 2012 - 2015 | - | 570 hp |
| Audi R8 Spyder (42, facelift 2012) | 2012 - 2015 | - | 430 - 525 hp |
| Audi R8 II Coupe (4S) | 2015 - 2018 | Coupe | 540 - 610 hp |
| Audi R8 II LMS | 2015 - 2018 | - | 495 - 585 hp |
| Audi R8 II Spyder (4S) | 2016 - 2018 | Convertible | 540 - 610 hp |
| Audi R8 II Coupe (4S, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2024 | Coupe | 540 - 620 hp |
| Audi R8 II LMS (facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2022 | - | 585 hp |
| Audi R8 II Spyder (4S, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2023 | Convertible | 540 - 620 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Audi R8, with model years 2006 - 2024 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 2006 - 2024 across 11 versions of the Audi R8. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Audi R8 the characters to expect are 6 (2006), 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).
11 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 620 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the manufacturer, model year and country, which narrows things down. Our data lists versions such as Audi R8 Coupe (42), Audi R8 II Spyder (4S) and the facelift variants, so compare the decoded year and the body style, Coupe or Convertible, with the version named in the car's documents.
All 17 characters must match exactly. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if you think you see one, you have probably misread a 1 or a 0. Also check that the model year (the 10th character) fits the year in the papers, and that the stated power sits within the 420 to 620 hp range in our data.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or the number of owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It only decodes what the 17 characters themselves contain.