2012 Chevrolet Colorado: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

43 builds left the factory as a 2012 Colorado, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 25 main configurations sell for $4,800–$30,320 today.

  • 25 main configurations
  • 10,464 vehicles built
  • 149 for sale right now
  • $4,800–$30,320 typical price range

Which Colorado is yours?

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What actually differs

Work Truck 1LT Crew CAB 4WD 2LT Crew CAB 4WD 1LT
Engine 2.9L 4-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 1.8L 4-cyl
Doors 2-door 4-door
Typical price today $8,990 $11,990 $13,000 $13,990
For sale right now 10 29 23 5
Vehicles built 1,641 1,531 1,088 784
Same on every 2012 Colorado
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

178 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
1LT Crew CAB 4WD
$11,990
2LT Crew CAB 4WD
$13,000
LT
$8,993
$4,656 $11,300 $17,943 $24,587 $31,230
Price trend

Median down $1,380 over the last 12 months.

2012 Colorado price history →
Will it hold value?

A Colorado typically keeps about 71% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,988 today.

Colorado depreciation by year →
Cost to run

18/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Colorado

Safety, in plain English

What 1GCCSCFE-C means

1GC CSCFE · C
1GC
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in the United States
CSCFE
together encode the Colorado line — 5.7L 8cyl — as Chevrolet filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
C
in position 10 — model year 2012
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
18 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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