2021 Kia Forte LXS
Vehicle Details
LXS
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Is this 2021 Kia Forte LXS a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $8,999, comparable market range $6,745–$16,628, based on 17 comparable listings. Listed 461 days.
Market price position
$8,999 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $6,745 – $16,628
- vs. market
- $2,254 above low · $7,629 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 17
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$11,687This vehicle $8,999 · $2,688 (23%) below 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™)
$9,858This vehicle $8,999 · $859 (9%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-24) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
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 11–47 days).
What does Demand-Verified mean?
- This listing has been available about 9.8x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 11–47 days; this one is at 461). 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.
Suburban Auto Sales Llc
Madison Heights, MI
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About This 2021 Kia Forte
Listing updated: Aug 24, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Madison Heights, MI · On lot for 461 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Kia Forte LXS is listed at $8,999 by suburban auto sales llc in Madison Heights, MI 48071. It has 153,130 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 17 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $6,745 to $16,628. 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 461 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 Madison Heights, MI 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 Madison Heights, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF24AD3ME309410 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 MI
MI Market Listings
85
Average Price
$17,950
Price Range
$6,745–$26,585
Avg Days on Lot
53
Based on all 85 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the MI market, the average asking price is $17,950. This listing at $8,999 is $8,951 below the broader MI average (50% below the MI average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MI; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MI range from $6,745 to $26,585. Similar vehicles spend an average of 53 days on dealer lots in this market.