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Audi A8 at salvage auctions

Copart 2016 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU43AFD7GN022192 Stripped125,154 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2019 Audi A8 L WAU8DAF83KN006761 Front End130,443 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2012 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURVAFDXCN010368 Front End upcomingNov 16 Copart 2012 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURVAFD8CN008781 Front End139,232 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2013 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURGAFD4DN001029 Mechanical181,132 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2011 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURVAFD0BN009504 Minor Dent / Scratches156,658 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2017 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU43AFDXHN014203 Minor Dent / Scratches328,227 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2015 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU3GAFD4FN013755 Front End156,772 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2017 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU43AFD3HN016133 Front End176,974 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2013 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAUR2AFD4DN022994 Rear End100,715 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2014 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURGAFD6EN003768 Front End139,186 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2016 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU43AFD8GN007121 Front End124,679 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2018 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU44AFD6JN000804 Mechanical192,309 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2017 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU44AFD2HN018114 Side61,991 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2014 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURGAFD4EN005020 Front End143,490 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2013 Audi A8 QUATTRO WAUAGAFD3DN006297 Front End144,208 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2011 Audi A8 QUATTRO WAUTVAFD4BN010936 Mechanical80,948 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2013 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURGAFDXDN005117 Mechanical181,040 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2009 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAUMV94E19N007307 Front End97,988 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2017 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU43AFD4HN006078 Front End103,755 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2012 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURVAFD8CN017691 Rear End99,490 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2016 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAU34AFD4GN002412 Front End144,482 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2013 Audi A8 L QUATTRO WAURGAFD4DN000530 Vandalism198,120 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2023 Audi A8 L WAULDAF83PN015218 Front End upcomingNov 10

Audi A8: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Audi A8: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars159
Median retail value$18,321
Median repair cost, % of value98%
Median odometer116,758 mi
Run and drive93%
Model year
2004
2005
2010
33
2015
2020
2023
Primary damage
  1. Front End 100 63%
  2. Rear End 15 9.4%
  3. Mechanical 10 6.3%
  4. Water / Flood 9 5.7%
  5. Side 7 4.4%
  6. Minor Dent / Scratches 6 3.8%
  7. Vandalism 6 3.8%
  8. Burn 2 1.3%
  9. Normal Wear 2 1.3%
  10. Hail 1 <1%
Yard state
  1. CA15 9.4%
  2. IL13 8.2%
  3. TX11 6.9%
  4. FL8 5.0%
  5. MD7 4.4%
  6. MI7 4.4%
  7. MO7 4.4%
  8. PA7 4.4%
  9. GA6 3.8%
  10. LA6 3.8%
  11. MA6 3.8%
  12. VA6 3.8%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

367 complaints about the Audi A8 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints367
With a crash11
With a fire8
Injured2
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 66,430 mi at failure
    102 28%
  2. Electrical system
    median 63,700 mi at failure
    36 10%
  3. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 57,000 mi at failure
    25 7%
  4. Fuel and propulsion
    median 82,499 mi at failure
    25 7%
  5. Speed control
    median 44,000 mi at failure
    23 6%
  6. Brakes
    median 40,750 mi at failure
    19 5%
  7. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 60,000 mi at failure
    19 5%
  8. Driver assistance (AEB, lane assist)
    median 45,000 mi at failure
    14 4%
  9. Suspension
    median 86,000 mi at failure
    14 4%
  10. Wheels and tires
    median 7,750 mi at failure
    13 4%
Complaints by model year
1996
2000
2005
2010
68
2015
2020
2021

Recalls

31 recall campaigns for the Audi A8.

Recall campaigns by model year
1997
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
10
2025
2026

Real sale prices

446 sales of the Audi A8 at US government auctions, median price $13,675. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.