Factory build sheet
2012 Toyota Corolla
Build 5YFBU4EE-C · 1.8L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YFBU4EE and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Corolla whose VIN starts 5YFBU4EE and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 14,565 of them.
- Decoded Sep 9, 2026
- 14,565 known VINs
- 120 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2012 Toyota Corolla 1.8L 4cyl Sedan (23,389 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Toyota 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
- 1.8 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- 2ZR-FE
- Engine manufacturer
- Toyota
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 132 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- ZRE142L / AZE141L
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC.
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.
$9,850 median asking price · 84 listings · as of Sep 6, 2026
Low 2% of listings $4,651 Top 2% of listings $14,995
The same build, other model years
Toyota used the VIN pattern 5YFBU4EE for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2011 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 332 vehicles code B
-
2012 You are here code C $9,850
- 2013 1.8L 4cyl Sedan · 32,304 vehicles code D $9,995
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 | 5YF | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BU4EE | 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 Toyota Corolla as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Corolla. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
14,565 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5YFBU4EE-C shares the specification above.
- 14,565 Known VINs
- 120 Listed for sale now
- 84 Priced listings
- $9,850 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 4 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 Corolla, 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.
- 2012 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,737 vehicles
- 2013 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 32,604 vehicles · $9,899 median
- 2013 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 32,304 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2014 ECO/ECO Plus 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,952 vehicles · $12,988 median
- 2015 ECO/ECO Plus 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,191 vehicles · $12,999 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 84 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated September 6, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 14,565 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.