2016 Fiat 500: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

12 builds left the factory as a 2016 500, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 8 main configurations sell for $4,599–$14,599 today.

8 main configurations
2,368 vehicles built
42 for sale right now
$4,599–$14,599 typical price range

Which 500 is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your 500

POP · FWD 3C3CFFAR-G

1.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 563 built.

$4,599 great deal $9,190 typical $14,599 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 11 for sale · from $4,599 →
Most common — 34% of 2016 500s

Electric · Battery electric · FWD 3C3CFFGE-G

Electric, Front-wheel drive. 794 built.

$6,500 great deal $8,198 typical $9,992 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 13 for sale · from $6,500 →
Sport · FWD 3C3CFFBR-G

1.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 324 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 4 for sale →
Lounge · FWD 3C3CFFCR-G

1.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 49 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →
Turbo · FWD 3C3CFFHH-G

1.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 39 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 1 for sale →
Abarth · FWD 3C3CFFFH-G

1.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 231 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 6 for sale →
Lounge · FWD 3C3CFFER-G

1.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 23 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →

What actually differs

	Electric · Battery electric · FWD	POP · FWD	Sport · FWD	Abarth · FWD
Engine	Electric	1.4L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl	1.4L 4-cyl
Fuel	Electric	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline
Typical price today	$8,198	$9,190	$7,995	$12,995
For sale right now	13	11	4	6
Vehicles built	794	563	324	231

Same on every 2016 500

Drivetrain Front-wheel drive
Body Hatchback
Doors 2-door

What people actually pay

69 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Electric · Battery electric · FWD

$8,198

POP · FWD

$9,190

$4,461 $7,105 $9,749 $12,393 $15,037

Price trend

Median up $1,074 over the last 12 months.

2016 500 price history →

Cost to run

27/33 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,600/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 500

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

4 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What 3C3CFFAR-G means

3C3 CFFAR · G

3C3: the World Manufacturer Identifier Fiat registered — assembled in Mexico
CFFAR: together encode the 500 line — Hatchback, 1.4L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Fiat filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
G: in position 10 — model year 2016
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

4 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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