Is the $16,948 price on this 2021 Kia Sportage a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because, at $16,948, it is priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.

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

Comparable Kia Sportage listings in OH spend an average of 63 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2021 Kia Sportage located?

This vehicle is listed in Columbus, OH 43230. VIN: KNDPMCAC5M7890862. Mileage: 48,560 miles.

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

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $9,000 to $20,995, based on 198 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2021 Kia Sportage LX for Sale in Columbus, OH

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Vehicle Details

VINKNDPMCAC5M7890862

TrimLX

Exterior ColorBlue

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.4L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot7

Federal records · buyer verification

2021 KIA Sportage

A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.

Recall campaigns

NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2021 KIA Sportage vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 2 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.

Service BrakesPark outside1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10
Trailer HitchesPark outside1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10

Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.

Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.

Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record

At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.

Engine26 distinct complaints

OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. KIA filed 68 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.

These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.

These records describe the 2021 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller.

Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-28. Recall records as of 2026-09-28. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-28.

Fair Price

$16,94848,560 mi

Price from the dealer. OAV has not verified whether it includes all dealer-required fees. Ask the dealer for a written out-the-door price.

Columbus, OH 43230

Is this 2021 Kia Sportage LX a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $16,948, comparable market range $9,000–$20,995, based on 198 comparable listings.

The verdict judges the asking price only. It does not assess the vehicle's condition, history, fees or total purchase cost.

Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 7 days.

Market price position

$16,948 · within market range

Comparable range: $9,000 – $20,995
vs. market: $7,948 above low · $4,047 below high
Comparable vehicles: 198

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$14,998

This vehicle $16,948 · $1,950 (13%) 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™)

$17,368

This vehicle $16,948 · $420 (2%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-10-03) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 9–43 days.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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Columbus, OH

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About This 2021 Kia Sportage

Listing updated: Oct 3, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Columbus, OH · On lot for 7 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Kia Sportage LX is listed at $16,948 by Toyota Direct in Columbus, OH 43230. It has 48,560 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Blue. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.4L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 198 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $9,000 to $20,995. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 7 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Oct 3, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) 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 Columbus, OH suvs market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2021 Kia Sportage against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Columbus, OH, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KNDPMCAC5M7890862 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 vehicle market standardization technology (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 Sportage Market in OH

OH Market Listings

418

Average Price

$19,959

Price Range

$13,122–$25,491

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 418 2019-2023 Kia Sportage listings in the OH market, the average asking price is $19,959. This listing at $16,948 is $3,011 below the broader OH average (15% below the OH average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across OH; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in OH range from $13,122 to $25,491. Similar vehicles spend an average of 63 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Kia Sportage Listings in OH

8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: LX — 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.