2016 Ford C-MAX: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

3 builds left the factory as a 2016 C-MAX, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 3 main configurations sell for $2,950–$16,990 today.

3 main configurations
5,798 vehicles built
82 for sale right now
$2,950–$16,990 typical price range

Which C-MAX 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 C-MAX

SE · Full hybrid 1FADP5AU-G

2L 4-cyl, 188 hp. 1,823 built.

$2,950 great deal $9,700 typical $14,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 23 for sale · from $2,950 →
Most common — 42% of 2016 C-MAXs

Premium · Plug-in hybrid 1FADP5CU-G

2L 4-cyl, 188 hp. 2,435 built.

$5,750 great deal $9,300 typical $16,990 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 36 for sale · from $5,750 →
SEL · Full hybrid 1FADP5BU-G

2L 4-cyl, 188 hp. 1,540 built.

$4,515 great deal $10,616 typical $13,999 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 23 for sale · from $4,515 →

What actually differs

	Premium · Plug-in hybrid	SE · Full hybrid	SEL · Full hybrid
Fuel	Electric	Gasoline	Gasoline
Typical price today	$9,300	$9,700	$10,616
For sale right now	36	23	23
Vehicles built	2,435	1,823	1,540

Same on every 2016 C-MAX

Engine 2L 4-cyl
Power 188 hp
Body Hatchback
Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

108 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Premium · Plug-in hybrid

$9,300

SE · Full hybrid

$9,700

SEL · Full hybrid

$10,616

$2,861 $6,521 $10,181 $13,840 $17,500

Price trend

Median up $149 over the last 10 months.

2016 C-MAX price history →

Cost to run

41/36 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,190/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 C-MAX

Safety, in plain English

What 1FADP5AU-G means

1FA DP5AU · G

1FA: the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
DP5AU: together encode the C-Max line — Hatchback, 2L 4cyl — as Ford 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

Real VINs from this run 1FADP5AU 4GL107322 1FADP5AU 6GL109590

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