2016 Mazda MX-5: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

3 builds left the factory as a 2016 MX-5, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 3 main configurations sell for $11,490–$25,500 today.

3 main configurations
6,294 vehicles built
201 for sale right now
$11,490–$25,500 typical price range

Which MX-5 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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Club/GS · RWD JM1NDAC7-G

2L 4-cyl, Rear-wheel drive. 2,054 built.

$13,495 great deal $19,451 typical $24,168 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 63 for sale · from $13,495 →
Sport/GX · RWD JM1NDAB7-G

2L 4-cyl, Rear-wheel drive. 742 built.

$11,490 great deal $17,999 typical $22,577 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 29 for sale · from $11,490 →
Most common — 56% of 2016 MX-5s

Grand Touring/GT · RWD JM1NDAD7-G

2L 4-cyl, Rear-wheel drive. 3,498 built.

$13,499 great deal $20,995 typical $25,500 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 109 for sale · from $13,499 →

What actually differs

	Grand Touring/GT · RWD	Club/GS · RWD	Sport/GX · RWD
Typical price today	$20,995	$19,451	$17,999
For sale right now	109	63	29
Vehicles built	3,498	2,054	742

Same on every 2016 MX-5

Engine 2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive
Fuel Gasoline
Body Convertible
Doors 2-door

What people actually pay

293 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Grand Touring/GT · RWD

$20,995

Club/GS · RWD

$19,451

Sport/GX · RWD

$17,999

$11,145 $14,925 $18,705 $22,485 $26,265

Price trend

Median holding steady over the last 5 months.

2016 MX-5 price history →

Will it hold value?

A MX-5 typically keeps about 69% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $13,800 today.

MX-5 depreciation by year →

Cost to run

26/36 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,550/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 MX-5

Safety, in plain English

What JM1NDAC7-G means

JM1 NDAC7 · G

JM1: the World Manufacturer Identifier Mazda registered — assembled in Japan
NDAC7: together encode the MX-5 line — Convertible, 2L 4cyl, Rear-wheel drive — as Mazda 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 JM1NDAC7 0G0110386

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