Model year 2012 · JK (2007–2018)

2012 Jeep Wrangler specs

The 2012 Jeep Wrangler tows 1,000–3,500 lb, carries 1,000 lb of payload, has 10.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,849–4,522 lb at the curb and measures 152.8–184.8 in long, by configuration, per Jeep’s own documents.

We hold 13 configurations of the 2012 Wrangler, and Jeep gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 13
Documents: 3

2012 Wrangler Rubicon 3.6L manual, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2012 Wrangler configuration

13 retail configurations sold in 2012, each with the figures Jeep publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Jeep gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

201213 configurations

2012 Jeep Wrangler JK: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
Sport 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb2,000 lb¹	1,000 lb	3,849 lb	P225/75R16
Sport 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	—2,000 lb¹	1,000 lb	3,849 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited Sport 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	4,231 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited Sport 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	—3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	4,231 lb	P225/75R16
Sahara 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb2,000 lb¹	—	4,054 lb	P255/70R18
Sahara 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	—2,000 lb¹	—	4,054 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	4,396 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	—3,500 lb¹	—	4,396 lb	P255/70R18
Rubicon 3.6L manual	10.0 in	42.2°	25.8°	32.1°	2,000 lb	—	4,131 lb	LT255/75R17
Rubicon 3.6L automatic	10.0 in	42.2°	25.8°	32.1°	—2,000 lb²	—	4,131 lb	LT255/75R17
Unlimited Rubicon 3.6L manual	10.0 in	42.2°	21.0°	32.1°	3,500 lb	—	4,522 lb	LT255/75R17
Unlimited Rubicon 3.6L automatic	10.0 in	42.2°	21.0°	32.1°	—3,500 lb²	—	4,522 lb	LT255/75R17
Unlimited RHD 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	—3,500 lb³	—	—	P225/75R16

MakerSources: 2012 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual (3rd edition) · 2012 Jeep Wrangler buyer's guide (jeep.com/en/pdf/2012_wrangler_unlimited_BG.pdf) · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2012 Jeep Wrangler (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

¹ With the 3.73 axle ratio (optional): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
² With the 4.10 axle ratio (optional): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
³ With the Max Tow Package: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2012

The 2012 Wrangler against the 2011, the previous model year we hold. Only what Jeep’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 13 configurations (Sport 3.6L manual, Sport 3.6L automatic, Unlimited Sport 3.6L manual, Unlimited Sport 3.6L automatic, Sahara 3.6L manual and 8 more).
Dropped: 13 configurations (Sport 3.8L manual, Sport 3.8L automatic, Unlimited Sport 3.8L manual, Unlimited Sport 3.8L automatic, Sahara 3.8L manual and 8 more).
Curb weight: 3,849–4,522 lb (2011: 3,849–4,546 lb).
Length: 152.8–184.8 in (2011: 164.2–184.8 in).
Same range as the 2011: towing, payload and ground clearance.

03 / Tires

2012 Wrangler stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Jeep fits at the factory in 2012, the standard ones first.

2012 Jeep Wrangler stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P225/75R16Standard: Sport, Right-Hand Drive	16 in	29.3 in
P255/75R17Standard: Rubicon; Sport with the S package (X S / Sport S)	17 in	32.1 in
P255/70R18Standard: Sahara	18 in	32.1 in

Wrangler tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2012 documents

3 documents behind the 2012 Wrangler’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Jeep’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.