Factory build sheet
2016 Chevrolet Sonic LT
Build 1G1JD6SG-G · 1.8L 4cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1JD6SG 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 1G1JD6SG and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 34 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 34 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
- 1.8 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- LWE - VVT, GME
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- 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 1G1JD6SG for 5 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 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | JD6SG | 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.
34 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1JD6SG-G shares the specification above.
- 34 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1G1JD6SG XG4101337
- 1G1JD6SG 4G4120983
- 1G1JD6SG 5G4171702
- 1G1JD6SG 6G4180148
- 1G1JD6SG 6G4112545
- 1G1JD6SG 2G4183953
- 1G1JD6SG 4G4183999
- 1G1JD6SG 7G4172947
- 1G1JD6SG 5G4170324
- 1G1JD6SG 9G4173744
- 1G1JD6SG 3G4180849
- 1G1JD6SG 4G4123298
- 1G1JD6SG 1G4151768
- 1G1JD6SG 2G4112705
- 1G1JD6SG 9G4100020
- 1G1JD6SG 1G4182339
- 1G1JD6SG 3G4114253
- 1G1JD6SG XG4171579
- 1G1JD6SG 9G4155535
- 1G1JD6SG 3G4185694
- 1G1JD6SG 3G4127665
- 1G1JD6SG 9G4104536
- 1G1JD6SG 3G4178468
- 1G1JD6SG 8G4114913
- 1G1JD6SG 5G4185924
- 1G1JD6SG 1G4180462
- 1G1JD6SG 5G4177385
- 1G1JD6SG 9G4108697
- 1G1JD6SG 0G4145833
- 1G1JD6SG 9G4151565
- 1G1JD6SG 8G4181771
- 1G1JD6SG 4G4171853
- 1G1JD6SG 8G4178563
- 1G1JD6SG 1G4129334
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.
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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 34 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.