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Chevrolet Traverse 3.6L six-cylinder

The LFY is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 3.6L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 662,081 VINs across 178 factory builds, and 14,752 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $11,995.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2009–2023
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated October 14, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$11,995
Configuration price reference
14,752
On sale today with the 3.6L 6-cyl
2009–2023
Model years it was fitted
178
Factory configurations
662,081
Traverse VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 3.6L 6-cyl sits in the Traverse engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.5L 4-cyl turbo
2024–2027
$47,145
26,475 on sale
3.6L 6-cyl this page
2009–2023
$11,995
14,752 on sale

2 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Traverse price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Traverse years got a 3.6L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2023 116,244 4,540 16 2022 40,334 1,018 16 2021 73,034 1,308 16 2020 64,651 1,497 16 2019 66,517 1,743 16 2018 54,548 990 13 2017 49,033 1,008 11 2016 35,445 702 11 2015 34,177 637 10 2014 28,796 472 10 2013 17,520 243 10 2012 28,534 229 10 2011 27,981 205 10 2010 12,320 89 7 2009 12,947 71 6

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Traverse report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

178 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2023

2 builds

2022

1 build

2021

3 builds

2020

2 builds

2019

1 build

2017

1 build

2016

4 builds

2014

2 builds

2012

4 builds

2011

1 build

2009

3 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 178. Every 2023 Traverse build →

The 3.6L 6-cyl Traverse: common questions

Which Traverse years have the 3.6L 6-cyl?

2009–2023, without a break — 15 model years in our VIN decode, across 178 factory configurations and 662,081 VINs.

What does a 3.6L 6-cyl Traverse cost?

$11,995 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

LFY — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

3.6L 6-cyl Traverse on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.