2012 Toyota Prius: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

9 builds left the factory as a 2012 Prius, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 2 main configurations sell for $3,990–$16,995 today.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 32,768 vehicles built
  • 358 for sale right now
  • $3,990–$16,995 typical price range

Which Prius 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.

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What actually differs

Hybrid Plug-in hybrid
Fuel Gasoline Electric
Typical price today $8,965 $10,091
For sale right now 314 44
Vehicles built 29,893 2,868
Same on every 2012 Prius
  • Engine 1.8L 4-cyl
  • Power 98 hp
  • Body Hatchback
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

300 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Hybrid
$8,965
Plug-in hybrid
$10,091
$3,870 $7,279 $10,688 $14,096 $17,505
Price trend

Median down $911 over the last 12 months.

2012 Prius price history →
Will it hold value?

A Prius typically keeps about 67% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,999 today.

Prius depreciation by year →
Cost to run

49/46 mpg city/highway. Roughly $970/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Prius

What JTDKN3DP-C means

JTD KN3DP · C
JTD
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in Japan
KN3DP
together encode the Prius line — Hatchback, 1.8L 4cyl — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
C
in position 10 — model year 2012
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
7 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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