2021 Tesla Model 3: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
12 builds left the factory as a 2021 Model 3, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 3 main configurations sell for $13,988–$33,500 today.
- 3 main configurations
- 38,554 vehicles built
- 882 for sale right now
- $13,988–$33,500 typical price range
Which Model 3 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 Model 3
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Long Range AWD · Battery electric 5YJ3E1EB-MElectric, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 12,731 built.
$16,999 great deal $25,175 typical $31,630 top of market -
Performance AWD · Battery electric 5YJ3E1EC-MElectric, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 4,464 built.
$19,894 great deal $26,700 typical $33,500 top of market -
Most common — 55% of 2021 Model 3s
Standard Range Plus RWD · Battery electric 5YJ3E1EA-MElectric, Automatic, Rear-wheel drive. 21,349 built.
$13,988 great deal $23,895 typical $28,987 top of market
What actually differs
| Standard Range Plus RWD · Battery electric | Long Range AWD · Battery electric | Performance AWD · Battery electric | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drivetrain | Rear-wheel drive | All-wheel drive | All-wheel drive |
| Typical price today | $23,895 | $25,175 | $26,700 |
| For sale right now | 515 | 253 | 114 |
| Vehicles built | 21,349 | 12,731 | 4,464 |
Same on every 2021 Model 3
- Engine Electric
- Transmission Automatic
- Fuel Electric
- Body Sedan
- Seats 5
- Doors 4-door
What people actually pay
1,297 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026Safety, in plain English
★★★★★ 5 / 5
22 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.
- ✓ Warns you before a crash
- ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
- ✓ Watches your blind spot
- ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
- ✓ Steers you back into the lane
- ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
What 5YJ3E1EB-M means
- 5YJ
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Tesla registered — assembled in the United States
- 3E1EB
- together encode the Model 3 line — Sedan, Electric, All-wheel drive — as Tesla 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
9 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- Standard Range Plus RWD Electric Sedan 5YJ3E1E1-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration LRW3F7EB-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 5Y63E1EC-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Electric Sedan 5YJ3E7EB-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Electric Sedan 5YJ3EJEA-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sedan 5YJ3E13A-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 5Y13E1EA-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 05YJ3E1E-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Standard Range Plus RWD 5YK3E1EA-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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