Factory build sheet
2012 Porsche Boxster S, Spyder
Build WP0CB2A8-C · 3.4L 6cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Convertible
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WP0CB2A8 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Boxster whose VIN starts WP0CB2A8 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 111 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 111 known VINs
- 4 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Porsche 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
- 3.4 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- 6-cylinder
- Horsepower
- 310 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Convertible/Cabriolet
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1B
- GVWR
- 3,001–4,000 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.
$37,800 median asking price · 6 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 6 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Porsche used the VIN pattern WP0CB2A8 for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2010 S 3.4L 6cyl Convertible · 105 vehicles code A $29,987
- 2011 S, Spyder 3.4L 6cyl Convertible · 186 vehicles code B $29,900
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2012 You are here code C $37,800
- 2016 S, GTS 3.4L 6cyl Convertible · 178 vehicles code G $89,995
- 2017 S, GTS 3.4L 6cyl Convertible · 632 vehicles code H $45,900
- 2018 Boxster S 2.5L 4cyl Convertible · 596 vehicles code J $66,104
- 2019 Boxster S / Boxster GTS 2.5L 4cyl Convertible · 415 vehicles code K $73,998
- 2020 S / GTS 2.5L 4cyl Convertible · 52 vehicles code L
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 | WP0 | DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CB2A8 | 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 |
111 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WP0CB2A8-C shares the specification above.
- 111 Known VINs
- 4 Listed for sale now
- 6 Priced listings
- $37,800 Median asking
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 Boxster, 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.
- 2013 Base 2.9L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 989 vehicles · $32,649 median
- 2014 2.7L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 750 vehicles · $36,999 median
- 2015 Base 2.7L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 514 vehicles · $39,950 median
- 2016 S, GTS 3.4L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 178 vehicles · $89,995 median
- 1998 2.5L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 685 vehicles · $12,995 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 6 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 111 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.