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

12 builds left the factory as a 2012 Odyssey, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 4 main configurations sell for $3,450–$17,900 today.

  • 4 main configurations
  • 37,729 vehicles built
  • 577 for sale right now
  • $3,450–$17,900 typical price range

Which Odyssey 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

EXL/EXL-Navi/EXL-RES Touring/Touring-TE EX LX
Typical price today $7,999 $8,900 $8,579 $8,490
For sale right now 316 144 87 30
Vehicles built 21,363 8,732 5,648 1,977
Same on every 2012 Odyssey
  • Engine 3.5L 6-cyl
  • Power 248 hp
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Minivan
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

712 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
EXL/EXL-Navi/EXL-RES
$7,999
Touring/Touring-TE
$8,900
EX
$8,579
LX
$8,490
$3,346 $7,119 $10,892 $14,664 $18,437
Price trend

Median down $195 over the last 12 months.

2012 Odyssey price history →
Will it hold value?

A Odyssey typically keeps about 64% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,450 today.

Odyssey depreciation by year →
Cost to run

18/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Odyssey

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

5 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What 5FNRL5H9-C means

5FN RL5H9 · C
5FN
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
RL5H9
together encode the Odyssey line — Minivan, 3.5L 6cyl — 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
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 5FNRL5H9 XCB027663 5FNRL5H9 4CB122879 5FNRL5H9 4CB127192
8 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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