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GMC Envoy 5.3L V8

The LH6 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 5.3L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 6,887 VINs across 22 factory builds, and 63 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $5,999.

Cylinders
8
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2003–2009

◷ Updated October 25, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$5,999
Configuration price reference
63
On sale today with the 5.3L 8-cyl
2003–2009
Model years it was fitted
22
Factory configurations
6,887
Envoy 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 5.3L 8-cyl sits in the Envoy 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.

4.2L 6-cyl
2002–2009
$4,849
266 on sale
5.3L 8-cyl this page
2003–2009
$5,999
63 on sale

2003–2009 The 4.2L 6-cyl configuration price reference is about $1,150 less — $4,849 against $5,999. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

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

Which Envoy years got a 5.3L 8-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
2009 165 3 1
2008 857 6 2 2007 1,348 15 2 2006 2,448 19 4 2005 972 10 7 2004 679 8 4 2003 418 2 2

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

22 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.

2009

1 build

2008

2 builds

2007

2 builds

2006

3 builds

2005

7 builds

2004

4 builds

2003

2 builds

Showing the 21 most-built configurations of 22. Every 2009 Envoy build →

The 5.3L 8-cyl Envoy: common questions

Which Envoy years have the 5.3L 8-cyl?

2003–2009, without a break — 7 model years in our VIN decode, across 22 factory configurations and 6,887 VINs.

What does a 5.3L 8-cyl Envoy cost?

$5,999 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?

LH6 — 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.

5.3L 8-cyl Envoy 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.