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

42 builds left the factory as a 2021 Tahoe, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 25 main configurations sell for $18,762–$57,995 today.

  • 25 main configurations
  • 75,611 vehicles built
  • 2,308 for sale right now
  • $18,762–$57,995 typical price range

Which Tahoe 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.

Pick your Tahoe

What actually differs

Z71 · 4WD LT · 4WD LT High Country · 4WD
Engine 5.3L 8-cyl 5.3L 8-cyl 5.3L 8-cyl 6.2L 8-cyl
Seats 8 8 8 7
Typical price today $41,622 $36,992 $35,063 $44,665
For sale right now 631 320 227 299
Vehicles built 18,307 12,271 9,485 7,528
Same on every 2021 Tahoe
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

2,391 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Z71 · 4WD
$41,622
LT · 4WD
$36,992
LT
$35,063
High Country · 4WD
$44,665
Premier · 4WD
$40,261
RST · 4WD
$42,794
$18,199 $28,583 $38,967 $49,351 $59,735
Price trend

Median down $1,270 over the last 12 months.

2021 Tahoe price history →
Will it hold value?

A Tahoe typically keeps about 46% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $18,300 today.

Tahoe 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 Tahoe

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ 4 / 5

16 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

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

What 1GNSKPKD-M means

1GN SKPKD · M
1GN
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in the United States
SKPKD
together encode the Tahoe line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 5.3L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — 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
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1GNSKPKD 0MR366660 1GNSKPKD XMR302092 1GNSKPKD 6MR332609
17 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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