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GMC Sierra 3.0L six-cylinder turbo

The LZ0 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 3.0L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 217,766 VINs across 138 factory builds, and 12,607 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $43,276.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Turbo
Fuel
Diesel
Fitted
2020–2026
Drive
4WD
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated September 23, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$43,276
Configuration price reference
12,607
On sale today with the 3.0L 6-cyl
2020–2026
Model years it was fitted
138
Factory configurations
217,766
Sierra 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 3.0L 6-cyl sits in the Sierra 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.

2.2L 4-cyl
2006–2007
$25,988
44 on sale
2.7L 4-cyl turbo
2019–2026
$35,996
7,231 on sale
3.0L 6-cyl turbo · this page
2020–2026
$43,276
12,607 on sale
4.3L 6-cyl
1989–2021
$15,974
495 on sale
4.8L 8-cyl
1999–2013
$10,255
219 on sale
5.0L 8-cyl
1989–1999
$9,988
11 on sale
5.3L 8-cyl
1999–2026
$27,074
28,574 on sale
5.7L 8-cyl
1989–2000
$13,980
78 on sale
6.0L 8-cyl
1999–2018
$19,881
364 hp · 805 on sale

2020–2026 The 2.7L 4-cyl configuration price reference is about $7,280 less — $35,996 against $43,276. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

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

Which Sierra years got a 3.0L 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
2026 52,917 7,039 20 2025 34,212 975 18 2024 38,476 1,366 24 2023 28,948 1,197 22 2022 17,217 642 17 2021 35,557 1,026 20 2020 10,439 362 17

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

138 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.

2026

5 builds

2025

4 builds

2024

3 builds

2023

3 builds

2022

1 build

2021

5 builds

2020

3 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 138. Every 2026 Sierra build →

The 3.0L 6-cyl Sierra: common questions

Which Sierra years have the 3.0L 6-cyl?

2020–2026, without a break — 7 model years in our VIN decode, across 138 factory configurations and 217,766 VINs.

What does a 3.0L 6-cyl Sierra cost?

$43,276 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.

Is the 3.0L 6-cyl turbocharged?

Yes — every configuration in this family decodes as turbocharged.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

LZ0 — 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.

3.0L 6-cyl Sierra 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.