2012 Honda FIT: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

12 builds left the factory as a 2012 FIT, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $1,200–$14,590 today.

  • 5 main configurations
  • 10,954 vehicles built
  • 117 for sale right now
  • $1,200–$14,590 typical price range

Which FIT 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.

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What actually differs

Sport JHMGE8H5-C Trim not recorded JHMGE8H3-C Trim not recorded JHMGE8G3-C Sport JHMGE8G5-C
Transmission Automatic Automatic Manual/Standard Manual/Standard
Typical price today $9,218 $7,498 $8,250
For sale right now 46 58 7 5
Vehicles built 4,813 4,262 763 694
Same on every 2012 FIT
  • Engine 1.5L 4-cyl
  • Power 117 hp
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Hatchback
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

107 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Sport
$9,218
Trim not recorded
$7,498
$1,164 $4,630 $8,096 $11,562 $15,028
Price trend

Median up $884 over the last 12 months.

2012 FIT price history →
Will it hold value?

A FIT typically keeps about 71% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,995 today.

FIT depreciation by year →
Cost to run

27/33 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,550/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 FIT

What JHMGE8G5-C means

JHM GE8G5 · C
JHM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in Japan
GE8G5
together encode the Fit line — Hatchback, 1.5L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
C
in position 10 — model year 2012
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
7 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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