Audi A3
1996 – today
The Audi A3 has been on sale since 1996. In that time it has had 8 generations or facelifts: 8L (1996), 8L restyling (2000), 8P (2003), 8P restyling (2008), 8V (2012), 8V restyling (2016), 8Y (2020) and 8Y restyling (2024).
Move has 199 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and CNG engines, from 90 to 407 hp. 145 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.
Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Audi A3, you can send them to complete it.
Generation by generation
Audi A3 8L
1996 – 2000
- 9 versions
- 90–210 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 9 with service schedule
Audi A3 8L restyling
2000 – 2003
- 12 versions
- 101–224 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 12 with service schedule
- Code 8L
Audi A3 8P
2003 – 2008
- 27 versions
- 102–265 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 27 with service schedule
Audi A3 8P restyling
2008 – 2012
- 37 versions
- 102–340 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 37 with service schedule
- Code 8P
Audi A3 8V
2012 – 2016
- 33 versions
- 105–367 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Plug-in hybrid
- 26 with service schedule
Audi A3 8V restyling
2016 – 2020
- 48 versions
- 110–400 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Plug-in hybrid
- CNG
- 34 with service schedule
- Code 8V
Audi A3 8Y
2020 – 2024
- 15 versions
- 110–407 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Plug-in hybrid
Audi A3 8Y restyling
On sale2024 – today
- 18 versions
- 116–400 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Plug-in hybrid
- Code 8Y
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