2021 Toyota Avalon: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

19 builds left the factory as a 2021 Avalon, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 17 main configurations sell for $20,240–$38,427 today.

  • 17 main configurations
  • 11,481 vehicles built
  • 157 for sale right now
  • $20,240–$38,427 typical price range

Which Avalon 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.

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What actually differs

Limited +Clearance&Back Sonar Package · Full hybrid XSE+TRD Package XSE · Full hybrid XLE+DE-Content Package
Engine 2.5L 4-cyl 3.5L 6-cyl 2.5L 4-cyl 3.5L 6-cyl
Power 176 hp 301 hp 176 hp 301 hp
Transmission Automatic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
Typical price today $30,990 $32,998 $27,985 $26,766
For sale right now 28 27 10 11
Vehicles built 2,617 1,191 998 973
Same on every 2021 Avalon
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

256 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Limited +Clearance&Back Sonar Package · Full hybrid
$30,990
XSE+TRD Package
$32,998
$19,632 $24,619 $29,606 $34,593 $39,580
Price trend

Median up $1,399 over the last 12 months.

2021 Avalon price history →
Will it hold value?

A Avalon typically keeps about 57% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $16,944 today.

Avalon depreciation by year →
Cost to run

22/31 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,860/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Avalon

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

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

Driver assistance — every 2021 Avalon
  • 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
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 4T1LB1BB-M means

4T1 LB1BB · M
4T1
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in the United States
LB1BB
together encode the Avalon line — Sedan, 2.5L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Toyota 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
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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