[Update] Stolen keys - need key code for my Audi RS Q8 Base SUV

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Windwalker
Member since July 2022 • 140 posts

How to get my Audi RS Q8 Base SUV's key code to program replacement keys?

Posted on May 17, 2025
Adminbot
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Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the Audi RS Q8 Base SUV. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on May 18, 2025

Replies (5)

Vikingking
Member • 148 posts

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a Audi RS Q8 Base SUV before?

May 18, 2025 Reply
Superfly
Member • 66 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a Audi RS Q8 Base SUV?

May 19, 2025 Reply
Bluemoon
Member • 75 posts

Hope I’m not too late to try this on my Audi RS Q8 Base SUV.

May 20, 2025 Reply
Icemann
Member • 17 posts

Worked on my cousin’s Audi RS Q8 Base SUV—might work for mine too.

May 21, 2025 Reply
Alice
Member • 96 posts

Trying to reprogram a new key for my Audi RS Q8 Base SUV—need the code first.

May 22, 2025 Reply

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