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

53 builds left the factory as a 2021 Corolla, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 26 main configurations sell for $10,450–$27,590 today. Page 1 of 2.

  • 26 main configurations
  • 95,002 vehicles built
  • 846 for sale right now
  • $10,450–$27,590 typical price range

Which Corolla is yours?

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What actually differs

LE SE, CVT 5YFS4MCE-M LE · Full hybrid SE, CVT JTDS4MCE-M
Engine 1.8L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 1.8L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl
Power 139 hp 169 hp 96 hp 169 hp
Typical price today $17,954 $19,144 $20,286 $18,423
For sale right now 235 140 98 77
Vehicles built 30,637 15,019 13,464 9,147
Same on every 2021 Corolla
  • Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,218 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
LE
$17,954
SE, CVT 5YFS4MCE-M
$19,144
LE · Full hybrid
$20,286
SE, CVT JTDS4MCE-M
$18,423
SE
$20,300
LE W/Premium PKG2
$17,990
$10,136 $14,707 $19,277 $23,848 $28,418
Price trend

Median up $2,273 over the last 12 months.

2021 Corolla price history →
Will it hold value?

A Corolla typically keeps about 72% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $12,995 today.

Corolla depreciation by year →
Cost to run

31/40 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,370/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Corolla

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What JTNK4MBE-M means

JTN K4MBE · M
JTN
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in Japan
K4MBE
together encode the Corolla line — 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
25 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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