2012 Fisker Karma: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

5 builds left the factory as a 2012 Karma, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 2 main configurations sell for $15,495–$65,000 today.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 411 vehicles built
  • 23 for sale right now
  • $15,495–$65,000 typical price range

Which Karma 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 Karma

  • 2012 Fisker Karma Volume Build Most common — 78% of 2012 Karmas
    Volume Build · Plug-in hybrid YH4K14AA-C

    2L. 322 built.

    $15,495 great deal $27,500 typical $65,000 top of market
    Full specs, prices & VINs → 19 for sale now
  • 2012 Fisker Karma Volume Build
    Volume Build · Plug-in hybrid YH4K16AA-C

    2L. 55 built.

    Full specs, prices & VINs → 1 for sale now

What actually differs

Volume Build · Plug-in hybrid YH4K14AA-C Volume Build · Plug-in hybrid YH4K16AA-C
For sale right now 19 1
Vehicles built 322 55
Same on every 2012 Karma
  • Engine 2L
  • Fuel Electric
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door
  • Typical price today $27,500

What people actually pay

32 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Volume Build · Plug-in hybrid
$27,500
$15,030 $28,010 $40,990 $53,970 $66,950
Cost to run

20/21 mpg city/highway.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Karma

Safety, in plain English

What YH4K14AA-C means

YH4 K14AA · C
YH4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Fisker registered — the manufacturer and plant group
K14AA
together encode the Karma line — Sedan, 2L — as Fisker 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
Real VINs from this run YH4K14AA 0CA001691
3 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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