2016 Jeep Compass: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

17 builds left the factory as a 2016 Compass, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 7 main configurations sell for $3,500–$15,395 today.

  • 7 main configurations
  • 34,037 vehicles built
  • 565 for sale right now
  • $3,500–$15,395 typical price range

Which Compass 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.

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What actually differs

Latitude · 4WD Sport · 4WD Sport · FWD Latitude · FWD
Engine 2.4L 4-cyl 2.4L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain Four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive Front-wheel drive Front-wheel drive
Typical price today $8,999 $8,000 $7,699 $7,697
For sale right now 210 144 103 81
Vehicles built 11,741 8,117 6,924 5,343
Same on every 2016 Compass
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

737 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Latitude · 4WD
$8,999
Sport · 4WD
$8,000
Sport · FWD
$7,699
Latitude · FWD
$7,697
$3,395 $6,511 $9,626 $12,742 $15,857
Price trend

Median up $903 over the last 12 months.

2016 Compass price history →
Will it hold value?

A Compass typically keeps about 71% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,995 today.

Compass depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/23 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 Compass

Safety, in plain English

What 1C4NJDBB-G means

1C4 NJDBB · G
1C4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Jeep registered — assembled in the United States
NJDBB
together encode the Compass line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2.4L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Jeep 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 1C4NJDBB 1GD685864 1C4NJDBB XGD731062 1C4NJDBB 0GD692305
10 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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