2016 Jeep Wrangler

The one vehicle here bought for what it can do rather than what it costs to run.

Price: $25,495
Odometer: 67,000 mi
Body: SUV
Combined: 18 mpg

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Availability, equipment, and pricing change. Confirm this vehicle by phone before traveling to Wantagh.

What this vehicle is

A driver who wants an open-air, genuinely capable 4x4 and accepts the fuel and noise trade-offs.

A Wrangler is not a rational purchase in the way a Corolla is, and everyone who buys one knows that. What it is, uniquely, is a vehicle with removable doors, a folding windshield, a removable roof, and a solid-axle four-wheel-drive system, and one that holds resale value better than almost anything else in this price range. On Long Island that last point matters: a well-kept JK depreciates slowly.

Nothing here costs more to run per mile except the truck. Expect around 18 mpg combined, significant wind noise at highway speed, and tires that are expensive if the vehicle is on anything larger than stock. The offsetting fact is depreciation: a well-kept JK holds value better than almost anything else in this price range, so the total cost of ownership is often closer than the fuel figure suggests.

Specifications

The numbers on this Jeep Wrangler

Odometer and body style are specific to this vehicle. Engine, drivetrain, and transmission are the configurations offered for this model year; confirm the exact build with us before you decide.

Body style: SUV
Odometer: 67,000 miles
Generation: JK generation, 2007-2018
Drivetrain: Command-Trac or Rock-Trac part-time 4x4
Engines offered: 3.6L Pentastar V6 (about 285 hp)
Transmission: Five-speed automatic or six-speed manual
Seating: 5 passengers
Doors: 4
Fuel: Gasoline
EPA estimate: 16 city / 20 highway / 18 combined mpg (3.6L V6 with five-speed automatic)

Why people choose it

What this model does well

Strengths that belong to the model itself, not to this individual car.

01Resale value is among the strongest of any used vehicle in this price bracket
02Removable top and doors make it a genuinely different vehicle in summer
03Solid front and rear axles with real low-range gearing
04Enormous aftermarket and parts availability, which keeps repair costs reasonable

Before you buy

What to check on this model

Items specific to the jk generation Wrangler, worth raising on a test drive rather than discovering later.

Read the full inspection checklist

✓Check the frame, particularly around the rear control-arm mounts and the skid plate area, for salt corrosion
✓A steering wobble over bumps at highway speed is common and usually traces to worn steering or track-bar components, so have it inspected rather than assumed
✓Soft tops leak as they age, so check the headliner and carpet for water staining
✓Confirm whether any lift, oversized tires, or aftermarket work was done, and whether the speedometer was recalibrated

Useful answers

Questions about this Jeep Wrangler

Why is a used Wrangler this expensive?

Because demand for them stays high and they depreciate very slowly. A Wrangler is one of the few vehicles in this price range where what you paid and what you can sell it for a few years later are unusually close. That is a real part of the value, even though it does not appear on the window sticker.

What is death wobble?

It is the name owners give to a violent side-to-side steering oscillation that can start after hitting a bump at highway speed. On a solid-axle vehicle it is almost always caused by worn steering or suspension components, most often the track bar, and it is a repair rather than a design flaw. It should be inspected and addressed rather than assumed or ignored.

Is a Wrangler practical as a daily driver on Long Island?

It works, with compromises you should go in knowing about. It is noisy on the Southern State, it uses more fuel than anything comparable, and a soft top is not a secure place to leave belongings. In exchange you get a vehicle that removes its own doors and roof in summer and does not care what the weather does in February.

Is the 2016 Jeep Wrangler still available, and what does it cost?

The listed price of $25,495 and this vehicle’s availability are both confirmed by phone, because used inventory turns over and a page cannot keep up with a lot. Call 516-785-9378 before making the trip to Wantagh.