Factory build sheet
2016 Jeep Compass Sport
Build 1C4NJCBA-G · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1C4NJCBA and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Compass whose VIN starts 1C4NJCBA and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 6,923 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 6,923 known VINs
- 83 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Jeep 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
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- MK49
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$7,699 median asking price · 128 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $3,500 Top 2% of listings $12,995
The same build, other model years
Jeep used the VIN pattern 1C4NJCBA for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2012 Sport 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,767 vehicles code C $5,530
- 2013 Sport 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 900 vehicles code D $4,999
- 2014 Sport 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 5,495 vehicles code E $6,200
- 2015 Sport 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,501 vehicles code F $6,999
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2016 You are here code G $7,699
- 2017 Sport 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,128 vehicles code H $8,500
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 | 1C4 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | NJCBA | 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 Jeep Compass as a whole rather than this build alone.
Frontal crash
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2016 Compass. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
6,923 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1C4NJCBA-G shares the specification above.
- 6,923 Known VINs
- 83 Listed for sale now
- 128 Priced listings
- $7,699 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Compass, 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 Sport 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 1,168 vehicles · $7,791 median
- 2016 Latitude 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 5,342 vehicles · $7,697 median
- 2016 Latitude 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 513 vehicles · $7,995 median
- 2016 Sport 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 8,113 vehicles · $8,000 median
- 2017 Sport 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 376 vehicles · $9,976 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.
Prices are asking prices from 128 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 6,923 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.