2021 Kia Forte LXS
Vehicle Details
LXS
Mercedes, TX 78570
Is this 2021 Kia Forte LXS a good deal?
OAV verdict: Great Deal
Why: Listed at $14,995. OAV has withheld a market verdict for this listing because its comparable evidence isn't sufficient to score it reliably. Listed 103 days.
Market price position
$14,995 · $1,225 below the market benchmark
- Comparable range
- $16,220 (26 listings)
- vs. market low
- — $1,225 (8% below)
- Comparable vehicles
- 26
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$16,220This vehicle $14,995 · $1,225 (8%) 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™)
$14,567This vehicle $14,995 · $428 (3%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-26) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 11–47 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.
South Texas Automart Llc
Mercedes, TX
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About This 2021 Kia Forte
Listing updated: Aug 26, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Mercedes, TX · On lot for 103 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Kia Forte LXS is listed at $14,995 by south texas automart llc in Mercedes, TX 78570. It has 66,128 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 independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as a Great Deal — priced below market value. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the available comparable evidence isn't sufficient for a reliable verdict.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 103 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 Mercedes, TX 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 Mercedes, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF24ADXME305970 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 TX
TX Market Listings
297
Average Price
$17,400
Price Range
$11,995–$21,840
Avg Days on Lot
69
Based on all 297 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the TX market, the average asking price is $17,400. This listing at $14,995 is $2,405 below the broader TX average (14% below the TX average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across TX; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in TX range from $11,995 to $21,840. Similar vehicles spend an average of 69 days on dealer lots in this market.
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