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2021 Kia Forte LXS

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Vehicle Details

VIN3KPF24AD2ME279431
TrimLXS
Exterior ColorSilver
DrivetrainFWD
Engine2.0L I4
TransmissionCVT
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot368

LXS

Fair Price
$15,99565,828 mi

Malden, MA 02148

Is this 2021 Kia Forte LXS a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $15,995, comparable market range $7,900–$17,194, based on 47 comparable listings. Listed 368 days.

Market price position

$15,995 · within market range

Comparable range
$7,900 – $17,194
vs. market
$8,095 above low · $1,199 below high
Comparable vehicles
47

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$12,547

This vehicle $15,995 · $3,448 (27%) above MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

True Retail Value (TRV™)

$14,511

This vehicle $15,995 · $1,484 (10%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-22) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Fast-selling model · older listing

Comparable vehicles nationally have sold faster than the market baseline, but this listing has been available longer than the cohort’s typical sell-time (about 1038 days).

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  • This listing has been available about 9.7x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 10–38 days; this one is at 368). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Regional Range$7,900 – $17,194

Top Cars Motor Group

Malden, MA

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About This 2021 Kia Forte

Listing updated: Aug 22, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Malden, MA · On lot for 368 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Kia Forte LXS is listed at $15,995 by top cars motor group in Malden, MA 02148. It has 65,828 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Silver. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.0L I4 engine and CVT transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 47 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $7,900 to $17,194. These comparisons match year, make, model, and market, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer — where mileage would distort a verdict, it withholds one instead.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 368 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Malden, MA sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2021 Kia Forte against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer; on very high-mileage vehicles it withholds a verdict rather than overstate a discount the odometer explains. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

  • Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
  • Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
  • Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Malden, MA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF24AD2ME279431 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2021 Kia Forte Market in MA

MA Market Listings

86

Average Price

$18,144

Price Range

$7,900–$24,988

Avg Days on Lot

65

Based on all 86 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the MA market, the average asking price is $18,144. This listing at $15,995 is $2,149 below the broader MA average (12% below the MA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MA range from $7,900 to $24,988. Similar vehicles spend an average of 65 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Kia Forte Listings in MA

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: LXS — compare trims below)