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2012 Chevrolet Malibu

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Specification	1LT 1G1ZC5E0-C	LS 1G1ZB5E0-C	2LT 1G1ZD5E0-C	2LT 1G1ZD5E7-C	Trim not recorded 1G17B5E0-C	LS · FWD 1G1ZB5ED-C	LS 1G1ZB5EU-C	2LT 1G1ZD5E1-C	Trim not recorded 1G1ZH5E7-C	2LT 1G1ZD6EU-C	2LT · FWD 1G1ZD5ST-C	1LT 1G1ZC6E0-C	Fleet Vehicle 1G1ZA5E0-C	1LT 1G1ZC5EV-C	1LZ 1G1ZE5EU-C	Trim not recorded XG1ZC5E0-C	Fleet Vehicle 1G1ZA5EU-C	1LT 1G1ZC5EU-C	1LT 1G1ZC5F0-C	1LZ · FWD 1G1ZE5E7-C	LT Sedan 4D 1G12C5E1-B	2LZ 1G1ZG5E7-G	Fleet Vehicle 1G1ZA5EU-1	1LT 1G1DC5EU-C	3LT 1G1ZF5E7-C	1LT FWD 1G1C5E09-F	2LZ 1G1ZG5E7-C	2LT 1G1ZD5EU-C	2LZ 1G1ZGSE7-C	1LT 1G1ZC5E1-C	Fleet Vehicle 1G1ZA5F0-C	1LT 1G1ZC5ED-C
Engine	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	1.2L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	1L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2L	2.4L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	1L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	Not recorded	3.6L 6-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	1L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	1.2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Gasoline	Gasoline	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Not recorded	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline
Body	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door
Median asking price	$5,575	$6,950	$5,288	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$5,999	Not recorded	$6,997	Not recorded	$6,900	$5,397	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$7,995	Not recorded	$6,999	$5,800	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	177	114	52	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	13	Not recorded	5	Not recorded	44	35	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	18	Not recorded	37	38	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2012 Malibu

1LT

8 VIN patterns

1.2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZC5ED-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZC5E1-C → 2 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2.4L 4-cyl · Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

1G1ZC5EU-C → 3,464 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,397 median asking price

35 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

1G1DC5EU-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

1G1ZC5E0-C → 16,701 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,575 median asking price

177 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

1G1ZC6E0-C → 1 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1ZC5F0-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2L · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZC5EV-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

1LT FWD

1 VIN pattern

Engine not recorded · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1G1C5E09-F → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

1LZ

2 VIN patterns

2.4L 4-cyl · Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZE5EU-C → 247 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,997 median asking price

5 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZE5E7-C → 4 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

2LT

6 VIN patterns

1L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZD5E1-C → 3 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2.4L 4-cyl · Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

1G1ZD6EU-C → 1 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1ZD5EU-C → 3,743 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,800 median asking price

38 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZD5E0-C → 4,866 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,288 median asking price

52 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZD5E7-C → 4 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZD5ST-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

2LZ

3 VIN patterns

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

1G1ZG5E7-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1ZG5E7-C → 2,725 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,999 median asking price

37 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

1G1ZGSE7-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

3LT

1 VIN pattern

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZF5E7-C → 416 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,995 median asking price

18 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2012 Malibu

Fleet Vehicle

4 VIN patterns

2.4L 4-cyl · Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

1G1ZA5EU-C → 3,945 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,900 median asking price

44 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

1G1ZA5EU-1 → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

1G1ZA5E0-C → 1,832 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,999 median asking price

13 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

1G1ZA5F0-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

LS

3 VIN patterns

1.2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZB5ED-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2.4L 4-cyl · Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZB5EU-C → 97 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZB5E0-C → 10,033 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,950 median asking price

114 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2012 Malibu

LT Sedan 4D

1 VIN pattern

1L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G12C5E1-B → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Malibu

Trim not recorded

3 VIN patterns

2.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G17B5E0-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1ZH5E7-C → 2 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

XG1ZC5E0-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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