Factory build sheet
2021 Hyundai Kona SE
Build KM8K1CAA-M · 2L 4cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KM8K1CAA and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Kona whose VIN starts KM8K1CAA and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 5,299 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 5,299 known VINs
- 60 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Hyundai with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- MPI Nu
- Engine manufacturer
- HMC
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 147 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- HYUNDAI MOTOR CO
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$13,995 median asking price · 91 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,021 Top 2% of listings $20,998
The same build, other model years
Hyundai used the VIN pattern KM8K1CAA for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | KM8 | HYUNDAI MOTOR CO · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | K1CAA | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2021 Hyundai Kona as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2021 Kona. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
5,299 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KM8K1CAA-M shares the specification above.
- 5,299 Known VINs
- 60 Listed for sale now
- 91 Priced listings
- $13,995 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Kona, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2021 SEL 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 5,374 vehicles · $15,900 median
- 2021 SEL Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,052 vehicles · $16,534 median
- 2021 SEL 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 5,238 vehicles · $16,224 median
- 2021 Limited Electric · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,947 vehicles · $16,894 median
- 2021 SEL Plus, Night 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,811 vehicles · $16,967 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 91 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 5,299 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.