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

4 builds left the factory as a 2012 Ridgeline, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 4 main configurations sell for $3,000–$19,990 today.

4 main configurations
3,041 vehicles built
63 for sale right now
$3,000–$19,990 typical price range

Which Ridgeline 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.

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Sport · 4WD 5FPYK1F7-C

3.5L 4-cyl, 250 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 594 built.

$3,000 great deal $12,120 typical $19,990 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 17 for sale · from $3,000 →
RTS · 4WD 5FPYK1F4-C

3.5L 4-cyl, 250 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 492 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 14 for sale →
Most common — 54% of 2012 Ridgelines

RTL · 4WD 5FPYK1F5-C

3.5L 4-cyl, 250 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 1,639 built.

$4,999 great deal $13,694 typical $18,567 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 27 for sale · from $4,999 →
RT 5FPYK1F2-C

3.5L 4-cyl, 250 hp, Automatic. 316 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 5 for sale →

What actually differs

	RTL · 4WD	Sport · 4WD	RTS · 4WD	RT
Typical price today	$13,694	$12,120	$12,500	$11,900
For sale right now	27	17	14	5
Vehicles built	1,639	594	492	316

Same on every 2012 Ridgeline

Engine 3.5L 4-cyl
Power 250 hp
Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
Transmission Automatic
Fuel Gasoline
Body Pickup

What people actually pay

89 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

RTL · 4WD

$13,694

Sport · 4WD

$12,120

$2,910 $7,330 $11,750 $16,170 $20,590

Price trend

Median up $1,997 over the last 12 months.

2012 Ridgeline price history →

Will it hold value?

A Ridgeline typically keeps about 70% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,900 today.

Ridgeline depreciation by year →

Cost to run

16/21 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,740/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Ridgeline

Safety, in plain English

What 5FPYK1F7-C means

5FP YK1F7 · C

5FP: the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
YK1F7: together encode the Ridgeline line — Pickup, 3.5L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — 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 5FPYK1F7 3CB455056 5FPYK1F7 0CB453913

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