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

231 builds left the factory as a 2012 Silverado, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 102 main configurations sell for $3,500–$27,995 today. Page 2 of 5.

  • 102 main configurations
  • 64,145 vehicles built
  • 902 for sale right now
  • $3,500–$27,995 typical price range

Which Silverado is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

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What actually differs

LTZ · 4WD Work Truck RWD LT · 4WD Work Truck/Fleet/Base · 4WD
Engine 5.3L 8-cyl — 4.8L 8-cyl 6L 8-cyl
Typical price today $12,999 $10,900 $8,000 $17,500
For sale right now 121 34 8 15
Vehicles built 7,658 2,686 786 718
Same on every 2012 Silverado
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
  • Doors 2-door

What people actually pay

704 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
LTZ · 4WD
$12,999
Work Truck RWD
$10,900
$4,500 $9,630 $14,760 $19,889 $25,019
Price trend

Median up $998 over the last 7 months.

2012 Silverado price history →
Will it hold value?

A Silverado typically keeps about 73% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $10,999 today.

Silverado depreciation by year →
Cost to run

15/20 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,740/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Silverado

What 3GCPKPE7-C means

3GC PKPE7 · C
3GC
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in Mexico
PKPE7
together encode the Silverado line — Pickup, 5.3L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — 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
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
26 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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