3.0 TDI CCWA
V6 diesel with the timing chains at the back of the engine. Fast, quiet and expensive to fix. A chain job means the engine comes out.
Overview
The 3.0 TDI is the CCWA diesel version of the Audi A4 wagon (B8 Avant), sold 2008–2016 with 240 PS and manual or automatic. High risk at level 4. Fast and quiet, but the timing chains are at the back of the engine. A chain job costs more than these cars are worth. 3 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, one of which is a walk-away item without documented proof. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.
Audi A4 wagon (B8 Avant) · photo Audi A4 Avant (B8) front by Luftfahrrad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 3 recorded in total.
Risk level −33 · Walk-away failures −12 · Likely spend vs price −7 · all issues →
Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both
The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.
| Phase | Years | Low | Average | High | Good buy | What differs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pre Pre-facelift | 2008–2011 | €5,450 | €10,300 | €17,350 | €7,900 | The specification the car launched with. |
| LCI Facelift (LCI) | 2012–2016 | €5,950 | €11,200 | €18,900 | €8,600 | Revised grille, lights and bumpers (B8.5); EA888 gen-3 replaced gen-2 in the 2.0 TFSI; Eight-speed multitronic replaced the earlier CVT on front-drive cars |
Known issues, ranked by expected cost
Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.
Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.
Pre-purchase inspection
The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.
1Cold startYou get one. If the engine is warm when you arrive, come back another day.
2PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.
3OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.
Mileage and servicing
What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.
These are motorway cars and 300,000 km isn't unusual. But what matters is whether the chain rattle has started; at this age it's the difference between a good car and a scrapper.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil Chain wear tracks oil condition and the job is engine-out | 15,000 km or annually | €130–200 |
| Timing chain listen It's the failure that writes the car off | every cold start | free |
| Gearbox service Torque converter and clutch wear on a 500 Nm car | 80,000 km | €400–650 |
What to pay
What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.
Enter an asking price to get a verdict against this variant's band: cheap, fair, good buy or overpriced.
United States vs Europe
1 EUR = 1.08 USD ·US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.
- ModelAudi A4 3.0 TDI
- ChassisB8 Avant
- EngineCCWA
- Years2008–2016
- MarketCentral EU
- Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07
Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. Any car without documentation for rear timing chain wear (3.0 tdi) should be priced as if the repair is still owed. Full breakdown by facelift phase →
Buyer notes
Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.
Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.
Full specification
Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.
| Engine code | CCWA 3.0 TDI |
| Configuration | V6, turbocharged · 2967 cc |
| Fuel / injection | diesel · common rail |
| Model years | 2008–2016 |
| Facelift phase | Sold either side of the 2012 facelift, 2008–2011 pre, 2012–2016 LCI |
| Power / torque | 240 PS · 500 Nm |
| Transmissions | 7-speed S tronic · 8-speed tiptronic |
| Gearbox families | Audi S tronic seven-speed dual clutch |
| Drivetrain | quattro |
| Economy (real-world) | 6.5–8.5 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |