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2012 Chevrolet Sonic

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Specification	LT 1G1JC5SH-C	LS 1G1JA5SH-C	LTZ 1G1JE5SH-C	LS 1G1JA6EH-C	Trim not recorded 001JA6SH-C	LT 1G1JD6SH-C	LS · FWD 1G1JA55H-C	LTZ 1G1JE6SH-C	LT 1G1JD6SB-C	Trim not recorded 000JC5SH-C	LS 1G1JA5EH-C	LT 001JC6SB-C	LT 1G1JD5EH-C	LT 1G1JC5SB-C	Trim not recorded 11111112-1	LT 1G1JC55H-C	LT Sedan 4D 2JK73694-3	LS KL1JA68E-D	LTZ 1G1JF6SH-C	LT 1G1JC6EH-C	LS 1G1JB5EH-C	LTZ 1G1JF5SB-C	LS KL1JA68E-C	LS 1G1JB6SH-C	LTZ 1G1JE5SB-C	Trim not recorded 1J1JC5SH-C	LTZ 1G1JF5SH-C	LS 001JA5SH-C	Trim not recorded 11G1JC5S-9	Trim not recorded 1GAJE6SH-C	LT 1G1JD5SB-C	LT 2G1JC5SB-C	LT 1G1JC5EH-C	LT 1G1JD5SH-C	LTZ 1G1JE6SB-C	LT 1G1JC55B-C	LS 1G1JB5SH-C	LT 1G1JC5SH-6	LTZ 1G1JF6SB-C	LT 1G1JD6EH-C	LS 1G1JA6SH-C	Trim not recorded 1H1JA5SH-C	LS 1G1JB6EH-C	LT 1G1JC6SH-C	FWD 1G1JL5SH-C	LT 1G1JC6SB-C	LVL2 KL1JJ5AE-C
Engine	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	7L 8-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	7L 8-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1.4L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	7L 8-cyl
Drivetrain	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	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline
Body	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback	Not recorded	Hatchback	Sedan	Hatchback	Hatchback	Not recorded	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Not recorded	Hatchback	Hatchback	Hatchback	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback	Hatchback	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback	Hatchback	Hatchback	Not recorded	Hatchback	Hatchback	Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	2-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
Median asking price	$5,380	$4,490	$4,064	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,090	Not recorded	$5,995	$4,995	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$4,900	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$4,855	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$4,995	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,810	Not recorded	$6,775	Not recorded	Not recorded	$4,995	Not recorded	$4,999	Not recorded
Price observations	64	21	5	Not recorded	Not recorded	8	Not recorded	8	12	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	6	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	11	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	17	Not recorded	Not recorded	54	Not recorded	14	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	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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Find your Sonic

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

2012 Sonic

LS

12 VIN patterns

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 4 patterns · View specs

1G1JA5SH-C → 2,275 VINs in our data

Sedan

$4,490 median asking price

21 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1G1JA6EH-C → 24 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JA5EH-C → 35 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JA6SH-C → 1,270 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,775 median asking price

17 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 4 patterns · View specs

1G1JB5EH-C → 3 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JB6SH-C → 351 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$4,855 median asking price

7 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1G1JB5SH-C → 538 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JB6EH-C → 8 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1G1JA55H-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

7L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

KL1JA68E-D → 1 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

KL1JA68E-C → 3 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

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

001JA5SH-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Sonic

LT

17 VIN patterns

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 4 patterns · View specs

1G1JC5SB-C → 581 VINs in our data

Sedan

$4,900 median asking price

6 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2G1JC5SB-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JC55B-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JC6SB-C → 428 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$4,999 median asking price

14 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JD6SB-C → 474 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$4,995 median asking price

12 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1G1JD5SB-C → 382 VINs in our data

Sedan

$4,995 median asking price

11 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 6 patterns · View specs

1G1JC55H-C → 2 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JC6EH-C → 70 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JC5EH-C → 41 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JC5SH-6 → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JC6SH-C → 3,516 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$4,995 median asking price

54 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1G1JC5SH-C → 6,297 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,380 median asking price

64 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 4 patterns · View specs

1G1JD6SH-C → 339 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,090 median asking price

8 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1G1JD5EH-C → 2 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JD5SH-C → 334 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JD6EH-C → 8 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

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

001JC6SB-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Sonic

LT Sedan 4D

1 VIN pattern

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

2JK73694-3 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Sonic

LTZ

8 VIN patterns

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JE5SB-C → 202 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JE6SB-C → 238 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JF5SB-C → 110 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JF6SB-C → 318 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,810 median asking price

7 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JE6SH-C → 612 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$5,995 median asking price

8 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1G1JE5SH-C → 976 VINs in our data

Sedan

$4,064 median asking price

5 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JF6SH-C → 48 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JF5SH-C → 22 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2012 Sonic

LVL2

1 VIN pattern

7L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KL1JJ5AE-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Sonic

Trim not recorded

8 VIN patterns

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1G1JL5SH-C → 1 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 3 patterns · View specs

11111112-1 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1J1JC5SH-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1GAJE6SH-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

001JA6SH-C → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

000JC5SH-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

11G1JC5S-9 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1H1JA5SH-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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