Audi

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Model families

Model	Segment	Generations covered	Variants	Price span
A4 B8 · B8 Avant	compact executive	2	10	€2,900–€18,900
A3 8P · 8PA · 8P7	premium compact	3	25	€1,800–€17,800

Only families with researched data appear here. See coverage for what is planned next.

Brand-wide ownership notes

Audi of this era is a VW Group parts bin in a nicer suit. That is mostly good news — parts are cheap and plentiful, and independent specialists are everywhere — but it means the known VW Group failure modes apply: the EA888 petrol chain tensioner and oil consumption, common-rail diesel emissions hardware, and the multitronic CVT. The quattro cars are notably more expensive to keep than the front-drivers, and the CVT is the single biggest financial risk in the range.

Chassis

Chassis	Body	Years	Character
B8	sedan	2008–2015	The sensible one of the segment — quieter and better built inside than an E90, less interesting to drive, and carrying two expensive risks the BMW does not: the early 2.0 TFSI's oil consumption and the multitronic CVT.
B8 Avant	wagon	2008–2016	The body most B8s were sold in outside the UK, and the one worth buying — the estate costs little more than the saloon, loses nothing dynamically, and holds value slightly better.
8P	hatchback	2003–2013	The three-door, launched first in 2003 — the tidiest-looking 8P and the one that established the car as a premium Golf.
8PA	hatchback	2004–2013	The five-door on a slightly longer wheelbase — the version most 8Ps were sold in, and the one to buy for the extra usability at no real penalty.
8P7	convertible	2008–2013	A cloth-roofed cabriolet launched with the 2008 facelift — later, rarer and softer than the hatches, and only ever sold in facelift specification.