2021 Chevrolet Suburban: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

33 builds left the factory as a 2021 Suburban, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 25 main configurations sell for $16,980–$56,490 today.

  • 25 main configurations
  • 31,823 vehicles built
  • 662 for sale right now
  • $16,980–$56,490 typical price range

Which Suburban is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

Z71 · 4WD LT · 4WD High Country · 4WD Premier · 4WD
Engine 5.3L 8-cyl 5.3L 8-cyl 6.2L 8-cyl 5.3L 8-cyl
Seats 8 8 7 7
Typical price today $39,995 $34,232 $42,902 $38,881
For sale right now 145 86 121 88
Vehicles built 6,303 5,432 3,716 3,561
Same on every 2021 Suburban
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

724 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Z71 · 4WD
$39,995
LT · 4WD
$34,232
High Country · 4WD
$42,902
Premier · 4WD
$38,881
LT
$29,900
RST · 4WD
$41,531
$16,470 $26,899 $37,328 $47,756 $58,185
Price trend

Median up $165 over the last 12 months.

2021 Suburban price history →
Will it hold value?

A Suburban typically keeps about 45% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $17,500 today.

Suburban depreciation by year →
Cost to run

15/20 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,740/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Suburban

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • Warns you before a crash
  • Watches your blind spot
  • Warns when you drift from your lane (optional)
  • Steers you back into the lane (optional)
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 1GNSCBKT-M means

1GN SCBKT · M
1GN
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in the United States
SCBKT
together encode the Suburban line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 3L 6cyl — as Chevrolet filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M
in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
8 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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