Audi A8

Audi A8 — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Audi A8

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
D2 1997–2003 — — 0 4 19
D3 2004–2010 — — 0 9 30
D4 2011–2017 2015 $15,995–$19,997 158 25 150
D5 2018–now 2022 $28,999–$104,295 275 29 20

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the A8

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Audi 4.2L 8-cylinder 1997–2012 15 models 34
Audi 3.0L 6-cylinder 2013–2020 19 models 21

Audi A8 fuel economy: every year & engine (EPA) →

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About the Audi A8

The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Succeeding the Audi V8, and currently in its fourth generation, the A8 has been offered with either front- or permanent all-wheel drive and in short- and long-wheelbase variants. The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform, with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform. After the original model's 1994 release, Audi released the second generation in late 2002, the third in late 2009, and the fourth and current iteration in 2017.

Noted as the first mass-market car with an aluminium chassis, all A8 models have used this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame.

Source: Wikipedia — Audi A8, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 83 $16,495 16% 94,412 mi
2016 27 $15,995 15% 102,658 mi
2017 48 $19,997 19% 84,914 mi
2019 71 $28,999 28% 64,327 mi
2020 23 $37,000 35% 51,211 mi
2021 44 $37,496 36% 55,805 mi
2022 39 $44,995 43% 37,417 mi
2023 45 $49,500 47% 32,111 mi
2024 9 $53,988 52% 27,203 mi
2025 12 $74,996 72% 2,202 mi
2026 32 $104,295 100% 345 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
1997 2 11 Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control, Equipment
2000 2 8 Tires, Unknown Or Other, Fuel System
2004 1 0 —
2005 1 6 Vehicle Speed Control, Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2006 2 6 Vehicle Speed Control, Electrical System, Exterior Lighting
2007 2 4 Visibility, Unknown Or Other, Fuel/Propulsion System
2008 1 8 Air Bags, Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control
2009 1 5 Visibility, Electrical System, Latches/Locks/Linkages
2010 1 1 Visibility
2011 1 15 Engine, Electrical System, Suspension
2012 1 11 Engine, Air Bags, Unknown Or Other
2013 6 49 Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System, Unknown Or Other
2014 5 18 Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System, Forward Collision Avoidance
2015 5 31 Engine, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2016 4 20 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Engine And Engine Cooling
2017 3 6 Vehicle Speed Control, Service Brakes, Forward Collision Avoidance
2018 2 0 —
2019 3 12 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Engine
2020 5 3 Electrical System, Engine, Power Train
2021 10 5 Electrical System, Power Train, Engine
2022 3 0 —
2023 2 0 —
2024 2 0 —
2025 1 0 —
2026 1 0 —
2027 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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