2016 = b8 or b8.5 or b9?

[Maximo5435]

Morning guys, I have been getting confused recently with all the different aftermarket websites, tuning companies, etc. all have different years set for what a b8 audi and what a b9 audi is. Some say b8 stop at 2015, and b9's start at 2016+, but others say b8's end at 2016. Can somebody please clarify

[SJ250]

B8 = 2009-2012

B8.5 = 2013-2015

B9 = 2016+

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[f_399]

Technically, there is a 2016 B8.5 Allroad. Minor changes.

I know because I bought a 2015 and I was just watching the model progress and it stopped in 2016.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/audi/allroad/2016/

B9 may have come out in 2016 but as a 2017 model.

[Maximo5435]

Technically, there is a 2016 B8.5 Allroad. Minor changes.

I know because I bought a 2015 and I was just watching the model progress and it stopped in 2016.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/audi/allroad/2016/

B9 may have come out in 2016 but as a 2017 model.

I have a 2016 audi a4 S-line so its a B8?

[f_399]

B8.5


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[f_399]

The deciding factor is how your actual car looks like lol

Does it look like a b9? B8.5?


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[Grippy]

There were definitely model year '16 B8.5 A4s. I'm thinking that's what yours is.

[amanp786]

I have a 2016 audi a4 S-line so its a B8?

Post a pic, might be B8.5

[alhutch]

B8 = 2009-2012

B8.5 = 2013-2015

B9 = 2016+

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In the US at least, it should be this:

B8 = 2009-2012

B8.5 (facelift) = 2013-2016

B9 = 2017+

[adamazing]

It depends what country you're in. The B9's (current generation) were introduced to many parts of the world one year ahead of the US launch.

The US got the B9's as 2017 models.

[Maximo5435]

Gonna post a picture when I get home, the major difference I notice is the taillights, they are the rounded b8 ones, not the sharp b9

[AUDIMAN33]

Gonna post a picture when I get home, the major difference I notice is the taillights, they are the rounded b8 ones, not the sharp b9

It's a B8.5....

[amanp786]

has to be a B8.5

[Blitzzer]

B8.5.. Agreed.

[samik91]

Hi,

Not sure if anyone can help.

I have recently bought my first Audi. Its a 2016 Audi A4 2.0 TDI.

When I bought it I assumed it was a B9 but now not sure.

I have attached some images, can anyone help and tell me if its B8, B8.5 or B9?

Thanks

[adamazing]

Hi,

Not sure if anyone can help.

I have recently bought my first Audi. Its a 2016 Audi A4 2.0 TDI.

When I bought it I assumed it was a B9 but now not sure.

I have attached some images, can anyone help and tell me if its B8, B8.5 or B9?

Thanks

You have a B9. UK got the B9's in 2016, a year ahead of the US.

An easy way to distinguish B9's:

• The angular headlights are a dead give-away
• The side mirrors were moved down onto the door panels.

[Smac770]

The interior center console makes it obviously a B9 as well.
Plus if it has those annoying upward moving door handles, it's a B9 too. :-)

[samik91]

Thanks a lot for both your help!

I though it was but after reading some stuff online and with being new to Audis i wasn't sure , but that clears it up.

After posting this i did check my DVLA V5 registration document and it says under model "B"8 which is strange, do you have any idea why it would?

Thanks

[Smac770]

The "B8" is not an Audi official term. The proper term for the "B8" A4 is type 8K, and the proper term for the "B9" A4 is type 8W. You can see this in the VIN 7th/8th (except in the US where they decided to mandate some foolish requirement for the model characters, so it's FL and F4 here). So not sure what they're trying to document as B8 under the model there; they just got it wrong if they actually were trying to document "B8".

So I presume your VIN is WAUZZZ8WxGyzzzzzz where x is some generated check digit, y is A, N, 1, or 7 depending on the factory, and zzzzzz is the sequence number. In NAR, XXX are actual information, but seems in RoW a VIN just has XXX there.

[samik91]

Mine actually starts WAUZZZ and doesn't have 8W after it seems to have F4. Which has now confused me more lol

[Theiceman]

ugly ass glued on tablet to the dash ...B9

[Smac770]

Mine actually starts WAUZZZ and doesn't have 8W after it seems to have F4. Which has now confused me more lol

Interesting. F4 is "8W", so it makes sense in that regard. Just surprised they switched to that Fx nomenclature for RoW, but I don't look up EU docs like I can look up NHTSA docs here.

Yeah, WAUZZZ is what I meant.

[Smac770]

Turns out the 7th/8th character change was part of an overarching effort to expand VIN variety:

In a letter dated October 31, 20054, the SAE Vehicle Identification Number/World Manufacturer Identifier Technical Committee5 petitioned NHTSA to make certain changes to the current VIN system. The committee proposed “minor revisions” to Part 565 that it believed would both preserve the current 17-character VIN format while significantly expanding the universe of available unique manufacturer identifiers and VINs.

These changes enacted for MY10:

The petitioners further proposed that these changes take effect beginning with the 2010 model year due to concerns over the supply of manufacturer identifiers and the possibility of duplicate VINs being issued beginning with that model year.

The change that broke Audi putting the actual type value in the VIN:

• Require that VIN position 7 be alphabetic for passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4536 kg. (10,000 lbs.) or less (This position currently must be numeric for these vehicles. Either an alphabetic or numeric character can be used in this position for other vehicles covered by the standard);

Why they felt the need to not just let it be a number or letter is who knows. Gov't. You can read all about the VIN change in "VIN_Final_Rule_April_08.pdf", found via google search, if you're really really bored one day.

[samik91]

Thanks for all the info, much appreciated, that explains it. Yeah il have a read when I'm bored haha.