2012 Nissan Quest: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

5 builds left the factory as a 2012 Quest, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $2,500–$13,850 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 5,456 vehicles built
  • 76 for sale right now
  • $2,500–$13,850 typical price range

Which Quest 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 people actually pay

100 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
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$6,100
$2,425 $5,385 $8,346 $11,306 $14,266
Price trend

Median down $1,622 over the last 12 months.

2012 Quest price history →
Will it hold value?

A Quest typically keeps about 77% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $4,980 today.

Quest depreciation by year →
Cost to run

19/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Quest

Safety, in plain English

What JN8AE2KP-C means

JN8 AE2KP · C
JN8
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in Japan
AE2KP
together encode the Quest line — Minivan, 3.5L — as Nissan 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 JN8AE2KP 7C9032864 JN8AE2KP 1C9044217
4 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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