2012 Jeep Patriot: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

15 builds left the factory as a 2012 Patriot, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 10 main configurations sell for $1,450–$12,995 today.

  • 10 main configurations
  • 14,879 vehicles built
  • 147 for sale right now
  • $1,450–$12,995 typical price range

Which Patriot 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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What actually differs

Sport · 4WD Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBA-C Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBB-C Latitude · FWD
Engine 2.4L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 2.4L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain Four-wheel drive Front-wheel drive Front-wheel drive Front-wheel drive
Typical price today $5,895 $4,775 $5,499 $4,995
For sale right now 39 31 7 9
Vehicles built 3,642 2,791 1,171 1,111
Same on every 2012 Patriot
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

115 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Sport · 4WD
$5,895
Sport · FWD
$4,775
$1,406 $4,401 $7,396 $10,390 $13,385
Price trend

Median up $899 over the last 12 months.

2012 Patriot price history →
Will it hold value?

A Patriot typically keeps about 83% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $4,950 today.

Patriot depreciation by year →
Cost to run

21/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,020/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Patriot

What 1C4NJPAB-C means

1C4 NJPAB · C
1C4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Jeep registered — assembled in the United States
NJPAB
together encode the Patriot line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2.4L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Jeep 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
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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