Factory build sheet
2016 Chevrolet Sonic LT
Build 1G1JD6SB-G · 1.4L 4cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1JD6SB and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sonic whose VIN starts 1G1JD6SB and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 75 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 75 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Chevrolet 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
- 1.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- LUV - VVT, ALUM, E85 Max.
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
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
Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1G1JD6SB for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2012 LT 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback · 470 vehicles code C
- 2014 LT 1.4L 4cyl Sedan · 200 vehicles code E
- 2015 LT 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback · 165 vehicles code F
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2016 You are here code G
- 2017 LT 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback · 907 vehicles code H $8,979
- 2018 LT 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback · 604 vehicles code J $10,389
- 2019 LT 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback · 1,100 vehicles code K $9,975
- 2020 LT 1.4L 4cyl Hatchback · 1,179 vehicles code L $10,499
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 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | JD6SB | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 2016 |
| 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 2016 Chevrolet Sonic as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2016 Sonic. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
75 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1JD6SB-G shares the specification above.
- 75 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1G1JD6SB 7G4176565
- 1G1JD6SB 5G4119989
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4158929
- 1G1JD6SB XG4155841
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4125022
- 1G1JD6SB 2G4178921
- 1G1JD6SB 2G4180717
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4116873
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4121714
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4177322
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4140996
- 1G1JD6SB XG4121253
- 1G1JD6SB 1G4179221
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4159391
- 1G1JD6SB 7G4143565
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4123077
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4122499
- 1G1JD6SB 1G4162189
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4115539
- 1G1JD6SB 5G4118728
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4176170
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4135312
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4181024
- 1G1JD6SB XG4120393
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4180912
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4169740
- 1G1JD6SB 2G4129928
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4147263
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4125343
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4120381
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4123504
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4147480
- 1G1JD6SB 2G4118038
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4179832
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4165258
- 1G1JD6SB 5G4119751
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4121093
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4125835
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4144907
- 1G1JD6SB 5G4158937
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4140351
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4183176
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4124827
- 1G1JD6SB 7G4147180
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4141915
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4181322
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4177430
- 1G1JD6SB 2G4157728
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4123906
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4114123
- 1G1JD6SB 8G4146202
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4116119
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4113303
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4109936
- 1G1JD6SB 1G4113008
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4182808
- 1G1JD6SB 7G4174900
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4128278
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4174298
- 1G1JD6SB 2G4113955
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4119093
- 1G1JD6SB 3G4127492
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4178839
- 1G1JD6SB 5G4154645
- 1G1JD6SB 4G4167578
- 1G1JD6SB 0G4183017
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4157893
- 1G1JD6SB XG4175880
- 1G1JD6SB XG4174261
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4172376
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4118120
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4153997
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4180784
- 1G1JD6SB 6G4117815
- 1G1JD6SB 9G4118442
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Sonic, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2016 LT 1.8L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 34 vehicles
- 2016 LT 1.8L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 24 vehicles
- 2016 LTZ 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 894 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2016 RS 1.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 104 vehicles
- 2017 LS 1.8L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 2,989 vehicles · $7,064 median
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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 75 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.