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

21 builds left the factory as a 2016 Maxima, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $5,697–$19,998 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 27,243 vehicles built
  • 429 for sale right now
  • $5,697–$19,998 typical price range

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What people actually pay

402 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Trim not recorded
$11,995
$5,526 $9,294 $13,062 $16,830 $20,598
Price trend

Median up $600 over the last 12 months.

2016 Maxima price history →
Will it hold value?

A Maxima typically keeps about 57% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $6,992 today.

Maxima depreciation by year →
Cost to run

22/30 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,860/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 Maxima

What 1N4AA6AP-G means

1N4 AA6AP · G
1N4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
AA6AP
together encode the Maxima 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 1N4AA6AP 5GC906885 1N4AA6AP 5GC437734 1N4AA6AP 2GC448626
20 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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