2021 Ram 1500: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

153 builds left the factory as a 2021 1500, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 97 main configurations sell for $9,900–$89,000 today. Page 2 of 4.

  • 97 main configurations
  • 297,908 vehicles built
  • 4,936 for sale right now
  • $9,900–$89,000 typical price range

Which 1500 is yours?

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What actually differs

BIG Horn, Lonestar · 4WD BIG Horn, Lonestar Rebel · 4WD SLT · 4WD
Engine 5.7L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 3.6L 6-cyl
Power 395 hp 395 hp 395 hp 305 hp
Typical price today $28,348 $28,891 $36,888 $26,194
For sale right now 349 142 304 148
Vehicles built 21,726 12,921 12,547 10,023
Same on every 2021 1500
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

5,092 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
BIG Horn, Lonestar · 4WD
$28,348
BIG Horn, Lonestar
$28,891
Rebel · 4WD
$36,888
SLT · 4WD
$26,194
Laramie
$31,757
Limited · 4WD
$37,672
$12,407 $21,536 $30,666 $39,795 $48,924
Price trend

Median holding steady over the last 12 months.

2021 1500 price history →
Will it hold value?

A 1500 typically keeps about 57% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $17,500 today.

1500 depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/25 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,110/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 1500

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

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

What 1C6SRFRM-M means

1C6 SRFRM · M
1C6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ram registered — assembled in the United States
SRFRM
together encode the 1500 line — Pickup, 3L 6cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Ram 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
21 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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