2012 Dodge Ram 3500: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

154 builds left the factory as a 2012 Ram 3500, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 107 main configurations sell for $2,012–$46,998 today. Page 1 of 4.

  • 107 main configurations
  • 76,843 vehicles built
  • 1,198 for sale right now
  • $2,012–$46,998 typical price range

Which Ram 3500 is yours?

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What actually differs

SLT · 4WD ST · 4WD Laramie · 4WD ST
Typical price today $12,494 $11,000 $15,995 $13,995
For sale right now 74 51 62 28
Vehicles built 5,431 3,827 3,001 1,993
Same on every 2012 Ram 3500
  • Engine 5.7L 8-cyl
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

1,732 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SLT · 4WD
$12,494
ST · 4WD 1C6RD7KT-C
$11,000
Laramie · 4WD
$15,995
ST
$13,995
Sport · 4WD
$13,348
ST · 4WD 3C6UD5CL-C
$22,384
$1,951 $13,565 $25,180 $36,794 $48,408
Price trend

Median down $1,297 over the last 12 months.

2012 Ram 3500 price history →
Will it hold value?

A Ram 3500 typically keeps about 90% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $13,242 today.

Ram 3500 depreciation by year →
Cost to run

14/20 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,910/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Ram 3500

Safety, in plain English

What 1C6RD7KT-C means

1C6 RD7KT · C
1C6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
RD7KT
together encode the Ram line — Pickup, 5.7L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
C
in position 10 — model year 2012
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
14 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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