Factory build sheet

2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT

Build 1G1JC6EH-C · 1.8L 4cyl · Hatchback

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1JC6EH and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Sonic whose VIN starts 1G1JC6EH and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 70 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 70 known VINs

This configuration is identical to 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT 1.8L 4cyl Hatchback (3,486 vehicles). That page carries the full record.

Factory specification

As filed by Chevrolet with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
1.8 L
Cylinders
4
Engine model
LUW
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Automatic

Body & chassis

Body class
Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1G1JC6EH for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 1G1 GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 JC6EH Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 C Model year — 2012
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

7 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Sonic. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

70 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1JC6EH-C shares the specification above.

  • 70 Known VINs

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Sonic, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 70 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.