2021 Kia Forte LXS
Vehicle Details
LXS
St. Charles, IL 60174
Is this 2021 Kia Forte LXS a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $13,845, comparable market range $8,499–$16,990, based on 26 comparable listings. Days on lot: 8 days (market average 80 days).
Market price position
$13,845 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $8,499 – $16,990
- vs. market
- $5,346 above low · $3,145 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 26
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$12,745This vehicle $13,845 · $1,100 (9%) 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™)
$15,017This vehicle $13,845 · $1,172 (8%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-20) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 11–48 days.
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.
Mcgrath Honda Of St. Charles
St. Charles, IL
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About This 2021 Kia Forte
Listing updated: Aug 20, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in St. Charles, IL · On lot for 8 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Kia Forte LXS is listed at $13,845 by mcgrath honda of st. charles in St. Charles, IL 60174. It has 56,268 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. 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 26 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $8,499 to $16,990. 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 8 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 St. Charles, IL 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 a franchise dealer in St. Charles, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF24AD5ME413848 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 IL
IL Market Listings
108
Average Price
$17,249
Price Range
$8,499–$23,998
Avg Days on Lot
80
Based on all 108 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $17,249. This listing at $13,845 is $3,404 below the broader IL average (20% below the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $8,499 to $23,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 80 days on dealer lots in this market.
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