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

15 builds left the factory as a 2016 Patriot, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 9 main configurations sell for $3,048–$17,560 today.

9 main configurations
42,404 vehicles built
628 for sale right now
$3,048–$17,560 typical price range

Which Patriot 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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Pick your Patriot

Most common — 27% of 2016 Patriots

Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBA-G

2L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 11,337 built.

$3,800 great deal $7,980 typical $13,999 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 144 for sale · from $3,800 →
Sport · 4WD 1C4NJRBB-G

2.4L 4-cyl, Four-wheel drive. 7,518 built.

$3,800 great deal $8,695 typical $13,787 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 124 for sale · from $3,800 →
Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBB-G

2.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 6,539 built.

$3,048 great deal $8,299 typical $17,560 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 81 for sale · from $3,048 →
Sport · FWD 1C4NJPAA-G

2L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 25 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 1 for sale →
Sport · 4WD 1C4NJRAB-G

2.4L 4-cyl, Four-wheel drive. 425 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 7 for sale →
Latitude · FWD 1C4NJPFA-G

2L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 4,873 built.

$3,900 great deal $8,950 typical $14,199 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 76 for sale · from $3,900 →
Latitude · 4WD 1C4NJRFB-G

2.4L 4-cyl, Four-wheel drive. 10,322 built.

$3,950 great deal $8,693 typical $15,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 169 for sale · from $3,950 →
Sport · FWD 1C4NJPAB-G

2.4L 4-cyl, Front-wheel drive. 46 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →

What actually differs

	Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBA-G	Latitude · 4WD	Sport · 4WD	Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBB-G
Engine	2L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl	2.4L 4-cyl
Drivetrain	Front-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive
Typical price today	$7,980	$8,693	$8,695	$8,299
For sale right now	144	169	124	81
Vehicles built	11,337	10,322	7,518	6,539

Same on every 2016 Patriot

Fuel Gasoline
Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,022 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBA-G

$7,980

Latitude · 4WD

$8,693

Sport · 4WD

$8,695

Sport · FWD 1C4NJPBB-G

$8,299

Latitude · FWD

$8,950

$2,956 $6,739 $10,522 $14,304 $18,087

Price trend

Median up $890 over the last 12 months.

2016 Patriot price history →

Will it hold value?

A Patriot typically keeps about 73% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,995 today.

Patriot 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 Patriot

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What 1C4NJPBA-G means

1C4 NJPBA · G

1C4: the World Manufacturer Identifier Jeep registered — assembled in the United States
NJPBA: together encode the Patriot line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2L 4cyl, Front-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 1C4NJPBA 7GD774931 1C4NJPBA 0GD718040 1C4NJPBA 2GD678558

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

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