Factory build sheet

2021 Toyota Corolla SE

Build 5YFB4MBE-M · 2L 4cyl

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YFB4MBE and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Corolla whose VIN starts 5YFB4MBE and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 69 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 69 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Toyota 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

Displacement
2 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
M20-FKS
Horsepower
169 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Body & chassis

NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC.

The same build, other model years

Toyota used the VIN pattern 5YFB4MBE for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 5YF TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 B4MBE 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 Toyota Corolla as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2021 Corolla. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

69 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 5YFB4MBE-M shares the specification above.

  • 69 Known VINs

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Corolla, 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.

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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.

Vehicle counts come from the 69 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.