Factory build sheet
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 4MOTION SEL
Build 1V2BE2CA-M · 3.6L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1V2BE2CA and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Atlas Cross Sport whose VIN starts 1V2BE2CA and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 998 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 998 known VINs
- 20 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Volkswagen 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
- 3.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- 3.6 FSI
- Engine manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- Horsepower
- 276 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 8
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
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.
$23,500 median asking price · 31 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $16,390 Top 2% of listings $27,998
The same build, other model years
Volkswagen used the VIN pattern 1V2BE2CA for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2021 You are here code M $23,500
- 2022 4MOTION SEL 3.6L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 720 vehicles code N $27,395
- 2023 4MOTION SEL 3.6L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 983 vehicles code P $31,098
- 2024 4MOTION SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,338 vehicles code R $33,999
- 2025 4MOTION SEL 2L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 877 vehicles code S $37,538
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 | 1V2 | VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BE2CA | 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 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
14 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Atlas Cross Sport. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
998 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1V2BE2CA-M shares the specification above.
- 998 Known VINs
- 20 Listed for sale now
- 31 Priced listings
- $23,500 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 Atlas Cross Sport, 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 SEL R-Line 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 644 vehicles · $23,668 median
- 2021 SE 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 843 vehicles · $20,797 median
- 2021 SEL 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 662 vehicles · $21,490 median
- 2021 4MOTION SE 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 634 vehicles · $21,202 median
- 2021 SE 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 1,735 vehicles · $20,220 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 31 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 998 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.