2016 Nissan Altima: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

19 builds left the factory as a 2016 Altima, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $5,495–$28,995 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 3,768 vehicles built
  • 43 for sale right now
  • $5,495–$28,995 typical price range

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What people actually pay

49 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
35 SL
$10,394
$5,330 $11,464 $17,598 $23,731 $29,865
Price trend

Median up $2,001 over the last 12 months.

2016 Altima price history →
Will it hold value?

A Altima typically keeps about 63% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,992 today.

Altima depreciation by year →
Cost to run

22/31 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,790/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 Altima

What 1N4BL3AP-G means

1N4 BL3AP · G
1N4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
BL3AP
together encode the Altima line — Sedan, 3.5L — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
G
in position 10 — model year 2016
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run 1N4BL3AP 6GC125774
18 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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