Enter the 17-character VIN of your Audi S3 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 S3 and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture from it, free and without registration. Our data for the S3 covers model years from 1998 to the present, since it is still built, in Hatchback, Cabriolet and Sedan bodies, with power from 210 to 333 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so the decoder cannot tell you any of that. 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 documents, and check that the decoded model year fits the car and the advert.
1998 - present
Production years
210 - 333 hp
Power
3
Body styles
17
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi S3 (8L) | 1998 - 2000 | Hatchback | 210 hp |
| Audi S3 (8L, facelift 2001) | 2001 - 2003 | Hatchback | 225 hp |
| Audi S3 (8P) | 2006 - 2008 | Hatchback | 265 hp |
| Audi S3 (8P, facelift 2008) | 2008 - 2012 | Hatchback | 256 - 265 hp |
| Audi S3 Sportback (8PA) | 2008 - 2012 | Hatchback | 256 - 265 hp |
| Audi S3 (8V) | 2013 - 2016 | Hatchback | 300 hp |
| Audi S3 Sedan (8V) | 2013 - 2016 | Sedan | 292 - 300 hp |
| Audi S3 Sportback (8V) | 2013 - 2016 | Hatchback | 300 hp |
| Audi S3 Cabriolet (8V) | 2014 - 2016 | Cabriolet | 300 hp |
| Audi S3 (8V, facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2018 | Hatchback | 310 hp |
| Audi S3 Cabriolet (8V, facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2020 | Cabriolet | 300 - 310 hp |
| Audi S3 Sedan (8V, facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2020 | Sedan | 300 - 310 hp |
| Audi S3 Sportback (8V, facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2020 | Hatchback | 300 - 310 hp |
| Audi S3 Sedan (8Y) | 2020 - 2024 | Sedan | 310 hp |
| Audi S3 Sportback (8Y) | 2020 - 2024 | Hatchback | 310 hp |
| Audi S3 Sedan (8Y, facelift 2024) | 2024 - present | Sedan | 333 hp |
| Audi S3 Sportback (8Y, facelift 2024) | 2024 - present | Hatchback | 333 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Audi S3, with model years 1998 - 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 1998 - present across 17 versions of the Audi S3. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Audi S3 the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 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), S (2025), T (2026).
17 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 333 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Start with the decoded model year, which comes from the 10th character, and the manufacturer from the first three. Our data lists 17 versions, from Audi S3 (8L) to Audi S3 Sedan (8Y, facelift 2024), so match the year and body style (Hatchback, Cabriolet or Sedan) to those names and confirm the exact version in the registration papers.
All 17 characters should match exactly, including the serial number in positions 12 to 17. Letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if one appears, a character has been misread or copied wrongly. Also check that the model year and country of manufacture decoded from the VIN fit what the papers and the seller say.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also reads only the VIN itself, so it will not confirm the power output, which in our data runs from 210 to 333 hp across versions.