Is the $15,692 price on this 2021 Kia Forte a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $15,692 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

How long does a 2021 Kia Forte typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Kia Forte listings in NC spend an average of 50 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2021 Kia Forte located?

This vehicle is listed in Shelby, NC 28152. VIN: 3KPF24AD7ME278873. Mileage: 20,957 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2021 Kia Forte?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $9,295 to $17,954, based on 24 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2021 Kia Forte LXS for Sale in Shelby, NC

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Vehicle Details

VIN3KPF24AD7ME278873

TrimLXS

Exterior ColorRed

DrivetrainFWD

Engine2.0L I4

TransmissionCVT

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot84

LXS

Fair Price

$15,69220,957 mi

Shelby, NC 28152

Is this 2021 Kia Forte LXS a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $15,692, comparable market range $9,295–$17,954, based on 24 comparable listings. Days on lot: 84 days (market average 50 days).

Market price position

$15,692 · within market range

Comparable range: $9,295 – $17,954
vs. market: $6,397 above low · $2,262 below high
Comparable vehicles: 24

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$13,625

This vehicle $15,692 · $2,067 (15%) 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™)

$17,138

This vehicle $15,692 · $1,446 (8%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-31) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Faster-than-average sell-through

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 9–35 days.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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$9,295 – $17,954

Shelby Honda

Shelby, NC

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About This 2021 Kia Forte

Listing updated: Jul 31, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Shelby, NC · On lot for 84 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Kia Forte LXS is listed at $15,692 by shelby honda in Shelby, NC 28152. It has 20,957 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Red. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.0L I4 engine and CVT transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 24 comparable listings matched to this vehicle for its price verdict, the estimated market range is $9,295 to $17,954.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 84 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 Shelby, NC 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, filtered for comparable mileage. 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.

Listings show OAV's PTM-derived deal quality and live market context. OAV-claimed dealers manage their listing profile and route buyer inquiries directly. Paid OAV partners surface additional verification signals.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Shelby, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF24AD7ME278873 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 NC

NC Market Listings

129

Average Price

$17,849

Price Range

$8,995–$27,788

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 129 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $17,849. This listing at $15,692 is $2,157 below the broader NC average (12% below the NC average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across NC; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in NC range from $8,995 to $27,788. Similar vehicles spend an average of 50 days on dealer lots in this market.