2005 Dodge Dakota: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
53 builds left the factory as a 2005 Dakota, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 27 main configurations sell for $2,290–$13,876 today. Page 1 of 2.
- 27 main configurations
- 11,259 vehicles built
- 102 for sale right now
- $2,290–$13,876 typical price range
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Most common — 24% of 2005 DakotasSLT, Sport 1D7HW48N-5
4.7L 8-cyl. 2,686 built.
$2,290 great deal $7,340 typical $13,876 top of market -
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What actually differs
| SLT, Sport 1D7HW48N-5 | SLT, Sport 1D7HW42N-5 | SLT, Sport 1D7HE48N-5 | ST | |
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| Engine | 4.7L 8-cyl | 4.7L 8-cyl | 4.7L 8-cyl | 3.7L 6-cyl |
| Typical price today | $7,340 | $7,950 | $9,995 | $6,995 |
| For sale right now | 21 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| Vehicles built | 2,686 | 1,129 | 1,031 | 917 |
Same on every 2005 Dakota
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Pickup
What people actually pay
95 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
SLT, Sport
$7,340
$2,221
$5,239
$8,257
$11,275
$14,293
What 1D7HE52N-5 means
1D7
HE52N
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- 1D7
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
- HE52N
- together encode the Dakota line — Pickup, 4.7L 8cyl — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- 5
- in position 10 — model year 2005
- 9, 11–17
- vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
25 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- ST 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW22K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE42J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE58J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW52K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE52J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE48J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE52N-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE42N-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW52K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE48N-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE22J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE58J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW42K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW58K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE48K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE52K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE58K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW48K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE58K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE22K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW52J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE42K-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW58J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie, Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW52N-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT, Sport 4.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW42J-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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