THE SPECS GUIDE

2012 Volkswagen Jetta

Find your trim. See what changes.

Compare recorded engines, drivetrains and specifications, then open the VIN pattern that matches your car.

Explore trims ↓ Compare specs →

Have a specific car in mind?

Use its full VIN to look up the vehicle and check the recorded specifications.

SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the details

Choose up to three VIN patterns. Each column describes one recorded pattern.

Vehicle 1 Vehicle 2 Vehicle 3

Swipe the table sideways to compare vehicles. Specification names stay visible.

Specification	SE 3VWDP7AJ-C	Jetta, S 3VW2K7AJ-C	SEL, TDI 3VWLL7AJ-C	GLI 3VW487AJ-C	TDI · FWD 3VW317AJ-C	SEL, TDI 3VWLX7AJ-C	GLI 3VW467AJ-C	SEL 3VWGP7AJ-C	SE 3VWDK7AJ-C	SE 3VWBK7AJ-C	Trim not recorded 3VW2V09M-C	SE 3VWBX7AJ-C	SEL 3VWGX7AJ-C	SE 3VWBP7AJ-C	Trim not recorded 03VW467A-8	Trim not recorded 3VM1K7AJ-C	SE 3VWDX7AJ-C	Jetta, S 3VW1K7AJ-C	GLI 3VW5A7AJ-C	SE 3VWDE7AJ-E	Jetta, S 3VW117AJ-C	GLI 3VW567AJ-C	SEL, TDI 3VWLP7AJ-C	GLI 3VW587AJ-C	Trim not recorded 3VWWL7AJ-C	GLI 3VW4A7AJ-C	SEL, TDI 3VWLL7AJ-L	TDI 3VW3L7AJ-C	SE 3VWDL7AJ-C
Engine	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	2L 4-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl
Power	170 hp	115 hp	140 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	170 hp	200 hp	170 hp	115 hp	115 hp	Not recorded	170 hp	170 hp	170 hp	Not recorded	Not recorded	170 hp	115 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	Not recorded	200 hp	170 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	200 hp	140 hp	140 hp	140 hp
Drivetrain	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	DIESEL	Gasoline	Diesel	Diesel	Diesel
Body	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door
Median asking price	$5,999	$5,995	$7,495	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,136	$7,200	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$5,500	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,775	$6,995	$6,990	Not recorded	Not recorded	$8,050	$6,633	Not recorded	Not recorded	$9,280	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	183	84	45	Not recorded	Not recorded	13	15	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	20	Not recorded	Not recorded	74	22	9	Not recorded	Not recorded	5	15	Not recorded	Not recorded	16	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

EXPLORE THE LINEUP

Find your Jetta

Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2012 Jetta

GLI

6 VIN patterns

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 3 patterns · View specs

3VW487AJ-C → 81 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VW467AJ-C → 406 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

$7,200 median asking price

15 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3VW4A7AJ-C → 934 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

$9,280 median asking price

16 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 3 patterns · View specs

3VW5A7AJ-C → 657 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

$6,990 median asking price

9 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3VW567AJ-C → 436 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

$8,050 median asking price

5 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3VW587AJ-C → 88 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2012 Jetta

Jetta, S

3 VIN patterns

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

3VW2K7AJ-C → 5,193 VINs in our data

115 hp · Sedan

$5,995 median asking price

84 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

3VW1K7AJ-C → 1,638 VINs in our data

115 hp · Sedan

$6,995 median asking price

22 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

3VW117AJ-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Jetta

SE

8 VIN patterns

2.5L 5-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

3VWDX7AJ-C → 5,744 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$6,775 median asking price

74 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3VWDP7AJ-C → 13,050 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$5,999 median asking price

183 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2.5L 5-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

3VWBX7AJ-C → 313 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWBP7AJ-C → 1,485 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$5,500 median asking price

20 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Diesel · Drive not recorded · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

3VWDL7AJ-C → 22 VINs in our data

140 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

3VWDK7AJ-C → 34 VINs in our data

115 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

3VWBK7AJ-C → 11 VINs in our data

115 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

3VWDE7AJ-E → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Jetta

SEL

2 VIN patterns

2.5L 5-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

3VWGP7AJ-C → 50 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWGX7AJ-C → 16 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Jetta

SEL, TDI

4 VIN patterns

2.5L 5-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

3VWLX7AJ-C → 828 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$6,136 median asking price

13 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3VWLP7AJ-C → 1,358 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$6,633 median asking price

15 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Diesel · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

3VWLL7AJ-C → 3,896 VINs in our data

140 hp · Sedan

$7,495 median asking price

45 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

3VWLL7AJ-L → 1 VINs in our data

140 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Jetta

TDI

2 VIN patterns

2L 4-cyl · Diesel · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

3VW3L7AJ-C → 1,055 VINs in our data

140 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Engine not recorded · Diesel · Front-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

3VW317AJ-C → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Jetta

Trim not recorded

4 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · DIESEL · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

3VWWL7AJ-C → 6 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

3VM1K7AJ-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

3VW2V09M-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

03VW467A-8 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

THE MARKET VIEW

What are 2012 Jettas listed for?

Explore model-year asking prices and available market history.

Explore prices →

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Go beyond the spec sheet

Equipment, fuel economy and safety results can vary with the vehicle’s engine, drivetrain and options.

Safety & recalls

Check the tested body style and drivetrain before comparing crash ratings.

Check NHTSA ratings → Check recalls by VIN →

Fuel economy

Match the engine and drivetrain to an EPA entry. A model-year fuel estimate may describe a different variant from yours.

Find the matching EPA vehicle →

Prices across model years

Compare current asking-price samples. Differences between model years are not a forecast of how one car will depreciate.

Jetta prices by age → Asking-price history →