2012 Porsche Cayenne: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

7 builds left the factory as a 2012 Cayenne, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 4 main configurations sell for $2,550–$55,790 today.

4 main configurations
3,138 vehicles built
75 for sale right now
$2,550–$55,790 typical price range

Which Cayenne 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.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Cayenne

S WP1AB2A2-C

4.8L 8-cyl, 400 hp. 866 built.

$5,900 great deal $13,500 typical $17,775 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 18 for sale · from $5,900 →
Most common — 47% of 2012 Cayennes

Base configuration WP1AA2A2-C

3.6L 6-cyl, 300 hp. 1,489 built.

$2,550 great deal $11,999 typical $39,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 37 for sale · from $2,550 →
Turbo · AWD WP1AC2A2-C

4.8L 8-cyl, 500 hp, All-wheel drive. 393 built.

$10,000 great deal $24,995 typical $55,790 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 16 for sale · from $10,000 →

What actually differs

	Base configuration	S	Turbo · AWD
Engine	3.6L 6-cyl	4.8L 8-cyl	4.8L 8-cyl
Power	300 hp	400 hp	500 hp
Typical price today	$11,999	$13,500	$24,995
For sale right now	37	18	16
Vehicles built	1,489	866	393

Same on every 2012 Cayenne

Drivetrain All-wheel drive
Fuel Gasoline
Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

96 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Base configuration

$11,999

$13,500

Turbo · AWD

$24,995

$2,473 $16,221 $29,969 $43,716 $57,464

Price trend

Median up $1,903 over the last 12 months.

2012 Cayenne price history →

Will it hold value?

A Cayenne typically keeps about 51% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $6,999 today.

Cayenne depreciation by year →

Cost to run

17/23 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Cayenne

Safety, in plain English

What WP1AB2A2-C means

WP1 AB2A2 · C

WP1: the World Manufacturer Identifier Porsche registered — assembled in Germany
AB2A2: together encode the Cayenne line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 4.8L 8cyl — as Porsche 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 WP1AB2A2 2CLA48014 WP1AB2A2 9CLA44056 WP1AB2A2 5CLA46192

3 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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