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 5 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?

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What actually differs

LTZ LTZ · 4WD 3GCPKTE7-C LTZ · 4WD 1GCPKTE7-C LTZ · 4WD 1GC1KYE8-C
Engine 5.3L 8-cyl 5.3L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 6.6L 8-cyl
Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Diesel
Doors 2-door — — 4-door
Typical price today $13,995 $13,495 $12,990 $25,998
For sale right now 36 37 10 14
Vehicles built 2,594 2,580 980 913
Same on every 2012 Silverado
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

704 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
LTZ
$13,995
LTZ · 4WD
$13,495
$6,012 $10,045 $14,079 $18,112 $22,145
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 3GCPKTE7-C means

3GC PKTE7 · C
3GC
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in Mexico
PKTE7
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
Real VINs from this run 3GCPKTE7 7CG238542 3GCPKTE7 2CG264420 3GCPKTE7 4CG289559
20 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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