Factory build sheet
2012 Nissan Leaf SL
Build JN1AZ0CP-C · Electric · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JN1AZ0CP and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Leaf whose VIN starts JN1AZ0CP and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,835 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,835 known VINs
- 58 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Nissan with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Electrification
- Battery electric
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$4,495 median asking price · 76 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,277 Top 2% of listings $8,468
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JN1 | NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AZ0CP | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Nissan Leaf as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2,835 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JN1AZ0CP-C shares the specification above.
- 2,835 Known VINs
- 58 Listed for sale now
- 76 Priced listings
- $4,495 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 5 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Leaf, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2014 S Electric · Hatchback liftback notchback 1,740 vehicles · $5,625 median
- 2015 S Electric · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 5,755 vehicles · $6,393 median
- 2016 S Electric · Hatchback liftback notchback 1,044 vehicles · $6,276 median
- 2017 S Electric · Hatchback liftback notchback 2,732 vehicles · $7,995 median
- 2019 SL Plus FWD Electric · Hatchback liftback notchback 1,882 vehicles · $15,023 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 76 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 2,835 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.