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2016 Chevrolet Sonic

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Specification	LT 1G1JC5SH-G	LS 1G1JA6SH-G	LTZ 1G1JE6SB-G	Trim not recorded 3G1J85DC-G	LS 1G1JB6SH-G	LS 001JA5SH-G	LT 1G1JC6SB-G	LS 1G1JB6SG-G	LT · FWD 1G1JD6SH-G	LS 1G1JB5SH-G	LS 1G1JA6SG-G	LTZ 1G1JESSB-G	Trim not recorded 001JC5SH-G	LTZ 1G1JE658-G	RS · FWD 1G1JH5SB-G	LT 1G1JC5DH-G	LT 1G1JD6SB-G	LT 1G1JD5SH-G	Trim not recorded 001JC6SB-G	Trim not recorded 1GU1JC6S-7	LT · FWD 1G1JD6SG-G	LT 1G1JC5SG-G	LS 001JA5SG-G	LT 1G1JC6SH-G	LS 1G1JB5SG-G	LT 1G1JD5SB-G	LTZ 1G1KE6SB-G	LT 1G1JD5SG-G	LT 1G1JC6SG-G	Trim not recorded 01G1JA5S-1	LS 1G1JA5SH-G	RS 1G1JH6SB-G	LT 1G1JC5SB-G	LS 1G1JA5SG-G
Engine	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.6L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	Not recorded	3.6L 6-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl
Drivetrain	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	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
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Manual/Standard	Not recorded	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Manual/Standard	Automatic	Automatic
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline
Body	Sedan	Hatchback	Hatchback	Sedan	Hatchback	Not recorded	Hatchback	Hatchback	Hatchback	Sedan	Hatchback	Not recorded	Not recorded	Hatchback	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan	Not recorded	Not recorded	Hatchback	Sedan	Not recorded	Hatchback	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Hatchback	Not recorded	Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan	Sedan
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door
Median asking price	$7,366	$6,995	$6,372	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,900	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$8,174	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,995	Not recorded	$6,790	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$5,500	Not recorded	$7,376	Not recorded	$6,672	$6,991
Price observations	99	26	16	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	30	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	6	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	23	Not recorded	72	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	23	Not recorded	25	Not recorded	15	10
Price sample updated	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026

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.

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Find your Sonic

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

2016 Sonic

LS

10 VIN patterns

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 4 patterns · View specs

1G1JA6SG-G → 296 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$8,174 median asking price

6 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JA6SH-G → 1,092 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,995 median asking price

26 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JA5SH-G → 1,055 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,376 median asking price

25 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JA5SG-G → 226 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,991 median asking price

10 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 4 patterns · View specs

1G1JB6SH-G → 28 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JB6SG-G → 18 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JB5SH-G → 52 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JB5SG-G → 12 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

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

001JA5SH-G → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

001JA5SG-G → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2016 Sonic

LT

13 VIN patterns

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JC6SB-G → 777 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,900 median asking price

30 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JC5SB-G → 520 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,672 median asking price

15 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JD6SB-G → 76 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JD5SB-G → 22 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 5 patterns · View specs

1G1JC5SH-G → 4,526 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,366 median asking price

99 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JC5DH-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JC5SG-G → 946 VINs in our data

Sedan

$6,995 median asking price

23 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JC6SH-G → 1,842 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,790 median asking price

72 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1G1JC6SG-G → 676 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$5,500 median asking price

23 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JD5SH-G → 60 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JD5SG-G → 19 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JD6SH-G → 24 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1G1JD6SG-G → 35 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2016 Sonic

LTZ

4 VIN patterns

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1G1KE6SB-G → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1G1JESSB-G → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1G1JE6SB-G → 902 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$6,372 median asking price

16 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1G1JE658-G → 1 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2016 Sonic

RS

2 VIN patterns

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

1G1JH6SB-G → 106 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1.4L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs

1G1JH5SB-G → 23 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2016 Sonic

Trim not recorded

5 VIN patterns

1.6L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

3G1J85DC-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

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

001JC5SH-G → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

001JC6SB-G → 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

1GU1JC6S-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

01G1JA5S-1 → 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.

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2016 Chevrolet Sonic

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