2008 Dodge Avenger: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

19 builds left the factory as a 2008 Avenger, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 8 main configurations
  • 13,646 vehicles built
  • 33 for sale right now

Which Avenger 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.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Avenger

What actually differs

SXT · FWD 1B3LC56K-8 SXT · FWD 1B3LC56R-8 R/T · FWD SE · FWD
Engine 2.4L 4-cyl 2.7L 6-cyl 3.5L 6-cyl 2.4L 4-cyl
Typical price today $5,500 $5,450 $2,002 $2,990
For sale right now 8 4 4 4
Vehicles built 3,605 2,287 1,424 741
Same on every 2008 Avenger
  • Drivetrain Front-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door
Price trend

Median down $827 over the last 12 months.

2008 Avenger price history →
Cost to run

21/30 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,940/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2008 Avenger

Safety, in plain English

What 1B3LC56J-8 means

1B3 LC56J · 8
1B3
the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
LC56J
together encode the Avenger line — Sedan, 2.4L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
8
in position 10 — model year 2008
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
11 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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