Is the $11,500 price on this 2021 Kia Forte a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $11,500 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 IN spend an average of 65 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2021 Kia Forte located?

This vehicle is listed in Connersville, IN 47331. VIN: 3KPF34AD9ME316830. Mileage: 137,794 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 $11,436 to $19,144, based on 28 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2021 Kia Forte GT-Line for Sale in Connersville, IN

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Vehicle Details

VIN3KPF34AD9ME316830

TrimGT-Line

Exterior ColorBlack

DrivetrainFWD

Engine2.0L I4

TransmissionCVT

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot42

GT-Line

Fair Price

$11,500137,794 mi

Connersville, IN 47331

Is this 2021 Kia Forte GT-Line a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $11,500, comparable market range $11,436–$19,144, based on 28 comparable listings. Days on lot: 42 days (market average 65 days).

Market price position

$11,500 · within market range

Comparable range: $11,436 – $19,144
vs. market: $64 above low · $7,644 below high
Comparable vehicles: 28

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$15,290

This vehicle $11,500 · $3,790 (25%) 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™)

$12,045

This vehicle $11,500 · $545 (5%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-04) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 13–50 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.

Regional Range$11,436 – $19,144

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Connersville, IN

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About This 2021 Kia Forte

Listing updated: Aug 4, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Connersville, IN · On lot for 42 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Kia Forte GT-Line is listed at $11,500 by clarks auto sales in Connersville, IN 47331. It has 137,794 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. 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 28 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $11,436 to $19,144. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).

This vehicle has been on the lot for 42 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 Connersville, IN 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 (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), 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.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Connersville, IN, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPF34AD9ME316830 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 IN

IN Market Listings

Average Price

$17,107

Price Range

$6,995–$24,900

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 83 2019-2023 Kia Forte listings in the IN market, the average asking price is $17,107. This listing at $11,500 is $5,607 below the broader IN average (33% 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 $6,995 to $24,900. Similar vehicles spend an average of 65 days on dealer lots in this market.