Factory build sheet
2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus RWD
Build 5YJ3E1EA-M · Electric · Rear-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YJ3E1EA and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Model 3 whose VIN starts 5YJ3E1EA and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 21,380 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 21,380 known VINs
- 577 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Tesla 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
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Electrification
- Battery electric
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 1
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- TESLA, INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
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
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning 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.
$23,895 median asking price · 760 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $13,988 Top 2% of listings $28,987
The same build, other model years
Tesla used the VIN pattern 5YJ3E1EA for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2017 Electric Sedan · 733 vehicles code H $16,080
- 2018 Electric Sedan · 21,048 vehicles code J $19,829
- 2019 Electric Sedan · 18,169 vehicles code K $20,080
- 2020 Electric Sedan · 14,831 vehicles code L $21,999
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2021 You are here code M $23,895
- 2022 Electric Sedan · 15,372 vehicles code N $22,511
- 2023 RWD Electric Sedan · 32,357 vehicles code P $26,990
- 2024 Electric Sedan · 4,166 vehicles code R $33,777
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 | 5YJ | TESLA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 3E1EA | 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 Tesla Model 3 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
22 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Model 3. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
21,380 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5YJ3E1EA-M shares the specification above.
- 21,380 Known VINs
- 577 Listed for sale now
- 760 Priced listings
- $23,895 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 22 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
- 5YJ3E1EA 6MF017916
- 5YJ3E1EA 5MF875264
- 5YJ3E1EA 1MF921317
- 5YJ3E1EA 5MF984498
- 5YJ3E1EA 7MF029363
- 5YJ3E1EA 8MF017061
- 5YJ3E1EA 0MF081465
- 5YJ3E1EA XMF876040
- 5YJ3E1EA XMF930257
- 5YJ3E1EA 7MF921645
- 5YJ3E1EA 5MF051684
- 5YJ3E1EA XMF098905
- 5YJ3E1EA 9MF048853
- 5YJ3E1EA XMF986909
- 5YJ3E1EA 4MF866586
- 5YJ3E1EA 1MF057367
- 5YJ3E1EA 7MF029010
- 5YJ3E1EA 2MF062027
- 5YJ3E1EA 6MF906148
- 5YJ3E1EA XMF089606
- 5YJ3E1EA 4MF081758
- 5YJ3E1EA 7MF981022
- 0 1,346
- 1 1,286
- 2 1,345
- 3 1,319
- 4 1,336
- 5 1,261
- 6 1,382
- 7 1,398
- 8 1,308
- 9 1,370
- A 1,300
- B 1,322
- C 1,324
- D 1,430
- E 1,317
- F 1,336
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 Model 3, 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 Long Range AWD Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 12,750 vehicles · $25,175 median
- 2021 Performance AWD Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 4,471 vehicles · $26,700 median
- 2022 Electric · Sedan saloon · RWD 15,372 vehicles · $22,511 median
- 2022 Performance AWD Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 5,750 vehicles · $28,900 median
- 2023 Performance Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 4,712 vehicles · $32,789 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 760 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 21,380 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.