2012 Toyota Tacoma: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
23 builds left the factory as a 2012 Tacoma, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 18 main configurations sell for $9,500–$29,995 today.
- 18 main configurations
- 21,807 vehicles built
- 367 for sale right now
- $9,500–$29,995 typical price range
Which Tacoma 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.
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Pick your Tacoma
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Trim not recorded 5TFJX4CN-C2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp. 346 built.
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Most common — 18% of 2012 Tacomas
4WD 3TMLU4EN-C4L 6-cyl, 236 hp, Four-wheel drive. 3,891 built.
$10,995 great deal $17,990 typical $24,100 top of market -
4WD 5TFLU4EN-C4L 6-cyl, 236 hp, Four-wheel drive. 2,209 built.
$9,500 great deal $20,033 typical $26,485 top of market -
Trim not recorded 5TFNX4CN-C2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp. 1,310 built.
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4WD 3TMMU4FN-C4L 6-cyl, 236 hp, Four-wheel drive. 1,672 built.
$11,776 great deal $19,434 typical $27,268 top of market -
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4WD 5TFUU4EN-C4L 6-cyl, 236 hp, Four-wheel drive. 1,931 built.
$10,900 great deal $17,900 typical $29,995 top of market -
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Trim not recorded 5TFTX4CN-C2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp. 1,380 built.
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4WD 5TFPX4EN-C
2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp, Four-wheel drive. 969 built.
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Access CAB 4WD 5TFUX4EN-C
2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp, Four-wheel drive. 1,265 built.
$10,900 great deal $15,786 typical $25,687 top of market -
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What actually differs
| 4WD 3TMLU4EN-C | 4WD 5TFLU4EN-C | Prerunner | 4WD 5TFUU4EN-C | |
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| Typical price today | $17,990 | $20,033 | $16,990 | $17,900 |
| For sale right now | 61 | 33 | 30 | 40 |
| Vehicles built | 3,891 | 2,209 | 2,040 | 1,931 |
Same on every 2012 Tacoma
- Engine 4L 6-cyl
- Power 236 hp
- Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Pickup
What people actually pay
279 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026What 5TFJX4CN-C means
- 5TF
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in the United States
- JX4CN
- together encode the Tacoma line — Pickup, 2.7L 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
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
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