2021 Kia Forte LXS
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LXS
Indianapolis, IN 46226
Is this 2021 Kia Forte LXS a good deal?
OAV verdict: Great Deal
Why: Listed at $6,995, comparable market range $10,900–$16,998, based on 10 comparable listings. Listed 151 days.
Market price position
$6,995 · $3,905 below market low
- Comparable range
- $10,900 – $16,998
- vs. market low
- — $3,905 (36% below)
- Comparable vehicles
- 10
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$13,949This vehicle $6,995 · $6,954 (50%) 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™)
$12,081This vehicle $6,995 · $5,086 (42%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-03) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 10–48 days.
- This listing is priced well below the lowest comparable vehicle in the regional market — an unusually low price that more often reflects title status, history, condition, or fees than a genuine bargain. Confirm the vehicle's title status, history, condition, and out-the-door price (pull a vehicle history report and review the photos) before inquiring.
- This listing has been available about 3.1x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 10–48 days; this one is at 151). 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.
American Imports Inc
Indianapolis, IN
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About This 2021 Kia Forte
Listing updated: Sep 3, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Indianapolis, IN · On lot for 151 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Kia Forte LXS is listed at $6,995 by american imports inc in Indianapolis, IN 46226. It has 117,700 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 a Great Deal — priced below market value. Based on 10 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $10,900 to $16,998. These comparisons match year, make, and model, 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 151 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 3, 2026. The patented comparable band is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Indianapolis, IN sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2021 Kia Forte against similar vehicles currently available for sale — 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 comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
- 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 Indianapolis, IN, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF24AD4ME310100 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.
2021 Kia Forte Market in IN
IN Market Listings
83
Average Price
$16,837
Price Range
$12,500–$20,571
Avg Days on Lot
56
Based on all 83 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the IN market, the average asking price is $16,837. This listing at $6,995 is $9,842 below the broader IN average (58% below the IN average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IN; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IN range from $12,500 to $20,571. Similar vehicles spend an average of 56 days on dealer lots in this market.
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8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: LXS — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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