Factory build sheet
2012 Nissan Quest S
Build JN8AE2KP-C · 3.5L · Minivan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JN8AE2KP and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Quest whose VIN starts JN8AE2KP and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 5,415 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 5,415 known VINs
- 77 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
- Displacement
- 3.5 L
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Minivan
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
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.
$6,100 median asking price · 100 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,500 Top 2% of listings $13,850
The same build, other model years
Nissan used the VIN pattern JN8AE2KP for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2011 S 3.5L Minivan · 2,961 vehicles code B $5,995
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2012 You are here code C $6,100
- 2013 S 3.5L Minivan · 3,054 vehicles code D $7,157
- 2014 S 3.5L Minivan · 2,470 vehicles code E $7,850
- 2015 S 3.5L 6cyl Minivan · 4,101 vehicles code F $7,999
- 2016 S 3.5L 6cyl Minivan · 2,280 vehicles code G $7,900
- 2017 SV 3.5L Minivan · 1,514 vehicles code H $8,900
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 | JN8 | NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AE2KP | 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 |
5,415 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JN8AE2KP-C shares the specification above.
- 5,415 Known VINs
- 77 Listed for sale now
- 100 Priced listings
- $6,100 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 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 Quest, 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.
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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 100 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 5,415 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.