Model year 2016 · JK (2007–2018)

2016 Jeep Wrangler specs

The 2016 Jeep Wrangler tows 2,000–3,500 lb, carries 1,000 lb of payload, has 10.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,760–4,341 lb at the curb and measures 152.8–184.9 in long, by configuration, per Jeep’s own documents.

We hold 12 configurations of the 2016 Wrangler, and Jeep gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 12
Documents: 3

2008 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L manual, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2016 Wrangler configuration

12 retail configurations sold in 2016, each with the figures Jeep publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Jeep gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

201612 configurations

2016 Jeep Wrangler JK: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
Sport 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	3,760 lb	P225/75R16
Sport 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	3,760 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited Sport 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	4,075 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited Sport 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	4,075 lb	P225/75R16
Sahara 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	3,975 lb	P255/70R18
Sahara 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	3,975 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.6L manual	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	4,295 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.6L automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	4,295 lb	P255/70R18
Rubicon 3.6L manual	10.0 in	42.2°	25.8°	32.3°	3,500 lb	—	4,129 lb	—
Rubicon 3.6L automatic	10.0 in	42.2°	25.8°	32.3°	3,500 lb	—	4,129 lb	—
Unlimited Rubicon 3.6L manual	10.0 in	42.2°	21.2°	32.5°	3,500 lb	—	4,341 lb	—
Unlimited Rubicon 3.6L automatic	10.0 in	42.2°	21.2°	32.5°	3,500 lb	—	4,341 lb	—

MakerSources: 2016 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual · 2016 Jeep Wrangler Buyer's Guide (jeep.com/assets/pdf/2016_Jeep_Wrangler_eBrochure.pdf) · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2016 Jeep Wrangler (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

¹ With the 3.73 axle ratio (optional): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2016

The 2016 Wrangler against the 2015, the previous model year we hold. Only what Jeep’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

No retail configuration added or dropped: the 12 sold in the 2015 are all here.
Curb weight: 3,760–4,341 lb (2015: 3,878–4,522 lb).
Length: 152.8–184.9 in (2015: 152.8–173.2 in).
Same range as the 2015: towing.
Towing rating differs on 2 of 12 configurations sold in both years: +1,500 lb.
Curb weight differs on 10 of 10 configurations sold in both years: −181 to −2 lb.
Length differs on 4 of 10 configurations sold in both years: +11.5 to +11.7 in.

03 / Tires

2016 Wrangler stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Jeep fits at the factory in 2016, the standard ones first.

2016 Jeep Wrangler stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P225/75R16Standard: Sport	16 in	29.3 in
P255/70R18Standard: Sahara	18 in	32.1 in
P255/75R17With a package: Sport with the S package (X S / Sport S)	17 in	32.1 in

Wrangler tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2016 documents

3 documents behind the 2016 Wrangler’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Jeep’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.