Factory build sheet

2012 Volkswagen Jetta SEL

Build 3VWGX7AJ-C · 2.5L 5cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3VWGX7AJ and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Jetta whose VIN starts 3VWGX7AJ and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 16 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 16 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Volkswagen 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
2.5 L
Cylinders
5
Engine manufacturer
Volkswagen
Horsepower
170 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Manual/Standard
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV

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.

The same build, other model years

Volkswagen used the VIN pattern 3VWGX7AJ for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 3VW VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 GX7AJ 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 Volkswagen Jetta as a whole rather than this build alone.

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

9 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Jetta. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

16 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 3VWGX7AJ-C shares the specification above.

  • 16 Known VINs

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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.

Vehicle counts come from the 16 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.