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U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477 — Patented Automotive Data Standardization Technology
OAV

The Automotive Answer Engine

Every car has an answer. We hold the evidence.

Ask about a VIN, price, or market. OAV returns an independent, snapshot-dated answer and the market evidence behind it — a verdict where the evidence supports one, and the evidence itself where it doesn't.

Found a car anywhere? Paste the VIN — OAV resolves it against the supported comparable range, drawn from millions of dealer-advertised listings. Dealers can't pay to change a verdict.

OAV.io is an independent automotive market-evidence platform. It evaluates asking prices against comparable listings and publishes a Price-to-Market verdict when the evidence supports one. Days-on-lot and sell-through from similar vehicles are separate demand evidence, never inputs to the Price-to-Market verdict.

Market snapshot · November 2, 2026

6.1M+

Unique vehicles analyzed

as of November 2, 2026

56,000+

US dealerships

Daily

Data pipeline

Comparable

Market-evidence analysis

3.3M new·2.8M used·Listings processed daily

Or explore the market

7,028 listings found

2016 Hyundai Sonata SE

Image from the dealer's site. OAV does not own, control, or store dealer images.

2016 Hyundai Sonata SE

Jennings, LA

Unscored
$2,500Mileage not verified

Comparison: 29 similar vehicles

Jennings, LA

2006 Chevrolet Malibu LS

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2006 Chevrolet Malibu LS

Port Arthur, TX

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$3,399246,199 mi

Port Arthur, TX

2010 Ford Fusion SE

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2010 Ford Fusion SE

Port Arthur, TX

Unscored
$3,799157,727 mi

Comparison: 9 similar vehicles

Port Arthur, TX

2013 Ford Fusion SE

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2013 Ford Fusion SE

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$3,990170,285 mi

Comparison: 15 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2016 Buick Enclave Leather

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2016 Buick Enclave Leather

Orange, TX

Unscored
$4,200181,004 mi

Comparison: 17 similar vehicles

Orange, TX

2004 GMC Envoy SLT

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2004 GMC Envoy SLT

Port Arthur, TX

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$4,399194,851 mi

Port Arthur, TX

2013 Chevrolet Sonic LS

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2013 Chevrolet Sonic LS

Jennings, LA

Unscored
$4,500139,522 mi

Comparison: 11 similar vehicles

Jennings, LA

2009 Lexus RX 350

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2009 Lexus RX 350

Orange, TX

Unscored
$4,500227,920 mi

Comparison: 39 similar vehicles

Orange, TX

2002 GMC Envoy SLT

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2002 GMC Envoy SLT

Sulphur, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$4,936132,222 mi

Sulphur, LA

2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SE

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2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SE

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$5,350143,005 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2012 Kia Soul +

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2012 Kia Soul +

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$5,431217,697 mi

Comparison: 7 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2011 GMC Acadia SL

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2011 GMC Acadia SL

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$5,431254,969 mi

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2009 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT

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2009 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT

Sulphur, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$5,431200,000 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

2009 GMC Acadia SLT1

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2009 GMC Acadia SLT1

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$5,431189,427 mi

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2006 Honda Accord 3.0 LX

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2006 Honda Accord 3.0 LX

Lake Charles, LA

Salvage title
$5,431138,428 mi

Lake Charles, LA

2018 Ford Edge SEL

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2018 Ford Edge SEL

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$5,500228,849 mi

Comparison: 42 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2016 Kia Optima LX

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2016 Kia Optima LX

Jennings, LA

Unscored
$5,500134,226 mi

Comparison: 37 similar vehicles

Jennings, LA

2019 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 ES

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2019 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 ES

Lake Charles, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 14
$5,99998,720 mi

Market: $5,995 – $8,995

Comparison: 14 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 18 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lake Charles, LA

2016 Kia Optima LX

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2016 Kia Optima LX

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$6,431154,444 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2016 Kia Sedona LX

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2016 Kia Sedona LX

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$6,431180,773 mi

Comparison: 9 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2012 Chevrolet Impala 2FL

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2012 Chevrolet Impala 2FL

Sulphur, LA

Unscored
$6,431200,719 mi

Comparison: 5 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque HSE Dynamic

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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque HSE Dynamic

Jennings, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$6,500127,216 mi

Jennings, LA

2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport

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2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport

Jennings, LA

Great DealModerate · 22
$6,500119,542 mi

Market: $7,636 – $9,995

Comparison: 22 similar vehicles

Competitively priced ~15% below the typical range compared to similar vehicles · 16 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Jennings, LA

2015 GMC Acadia SLE2

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2015 GMC Acadia SLE2

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$6,990182,729 mi

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2004 Ford F-150 XLT

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2004 Ford F-150 XLT

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$6,990250,407 mi

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2016 Chrysler 200 Limited

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2016 Chrysler 200 Limited

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$6,995167,742 mi

Comparison: 29 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2014 Buick Enclave Premium

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2014 Buick Enclave Premium

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$6,995142,404 mi

Comparison: 15 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2014 Ford Flex SEL

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2014 Ford Flex SEL

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$6,997118,736 mi

Comparison: 7 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2014 Honda Pilot EX-L

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2014 Honda Pilot EX-L

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$6,998224,199 mi

Comparison: 22 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2017 Nissan Altima SR

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2017 Nissan Altima SR

Sulphur, LA

Unscored
$7,431178,000 mi

Comparison: 32 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,431203,973 mi

Comparison: 47 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2016 GMC Acadia SLT-1

Image from the dealer's site. OAV does not own, control, or store dealer images.

2016 GMC Acadia SLT-1

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,431175,000 mi

Comparison: 9 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2015 Chevrolet Equinox 1LT

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2015 Chevrolet Equinox 1LT

Sulphur, LA

Unscored
$7,431160,000 mi

Comparison: 13 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

2014 GMC Sierra 1500 1SA

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2014 GMC Sierra 1500 1SA

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,431171,437 mi

Comparison: 8 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2013 Ford Edge SEL

Image from the dealer's site. OAV does not own, control, or store dealer images.

2013 Ford Edge SEL

Sulphur, LA

Fair PriceModerate · 27
$7,431120,000 mi

Market: $2,500 – $13,995

Comparison: 27 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 31 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Sulphur, LA

2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport

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2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,431200,992 mi

Comparison: 5 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2010 Honda Accord EX-L V6

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2010 Honda Accord EX-L V6

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,431178,651 mi

Comparison: 8 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2010 Honda Insight LX

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2010 Honda Insight LX

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$7,431124,000 mi

Lake Charles, LA

2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Work Truck

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2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Work Truck

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,431123,000 mi

Comparison: 5 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS2

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2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS2

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$7,431222,807 mi

Lake Charles, LA

2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5

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2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5

Sulphur, LA

Unscored
$7,431287,135 mi

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

2018 Kia Sorento EX

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2018 Kia Sorento EX

Lake Charles, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$7,436131,010 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SE

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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SE

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,569114,580 mi

Comparison: 8 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2016 Chevrolet Traverse 1LT

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2016 Chevrolet Traverse 1LT

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$7,990164,919 mi

Comparison: 20 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2015 Nissan Murano Platinum

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2015 Nissan Murano Platinum

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$7,990155,374 mi

Comparison: 9 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2009 Chevrolet Malibu 1LS

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2009 Chevrolet Malibu 1LS

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$7,990152,161 mi

Comparison: 9 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2007 Toyota Tundra SR5

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2007 Toyota Tundra SR5

Crowley, LA

Unscored
$7,990231,828 mi

Comparison: 16 similar vehicles

Crowley, LA

2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition

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2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition

Sulphur, LA

Unscored
$7,995126,333 mi

Comparison: 8 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

2016 Ford Fusion SE

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2016 Ford Fusion SE

Lake Charles, LA

Unscored
$7,995165,944 mi

Comparison: 10 similar vehicles

Lake Charles, LA

2013 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ

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2013 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ

Sulphur, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$7,995157,135 mi

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Sulphur, LA

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Trust signal layer

Demand-Verified Deals™

The Demand-Verified badge is sell-through evidence — the matched cohort of similar vehicles is selling faster than its market baseline, and this listing is still within the cohort’s typical selling window. It is separate from OAV’s price verdict. A Demand-Verified Deal is a listing that carries the badge and is also rated Great Deal (priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin). The Deal is the intersection of the two signals. Each Demand-Verified listing shows its cohort’s typical sell-time, its days-on-lot, and a comparable count. Listings without sufficient, fresh cohort coverage get no label, and the section hides itself when none on a page qualify, so the signal stays honest.

Current status: the Demand-Verified badge is withheld on every listing while OAV re-validates the sell-through claim behind it, so no Top Demand-Verified Deals section is showing anywhere on the site right now. The sell-through evidence itself still appears on listings where a cohort supports it, and Price-to-Market verdicts are unaffected. The badge returns only if the re-validation confirms the claim.

See the full Demand-Verified Deals methodology for the labeling rules and examples.

Example market pages

OAV answers these questions

What are the best priced vehicles?
Great Deal means priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; Fair Price means priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
Which vehicles are priced below market?
Vehicles rated Great Deal are priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin. Each one links to its vehicle page.
Which listings are Demand-Verified?
A listing is Demand-Verified when the matched sold cohort of similar vehicles is moving faster than its market baseline, the cohort meets minimum-sample and freshness requirements, and this specific listing has not aged beyond the cohort's typical selling window. It is sell-through evidence about demand, and is separate from OAV's price-to-market verdict.
Which vehicles are priced below comparable listings?
OAV's Price-to-Market analysis compares a listing's asking price against similar cars, using year, make, model, geography, and available configuration attributes, with trim/configuration matching applied where sufficient comparable data supports it. Mileage is never used to select comparables or adjust their prices. OAV withholds a verdict when mileage looks unreliable, or when higher-than-typical mileage, not a market discount, better explains a lower price. Over 120,000 miles, OAV still publishes Overpriced but withholds Great Deal and Fair Price: comparable cars usually have fewer miles, which can make those two verdicts misleading. Where OAV publishes a verdict, a listing priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin is rated Great Deal; one priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin, is Fair Price.

How OAV.io compares with CarGurus, Cars.com and TrueCar

  • Carfax provides vehicle history reports and lists used cars for sale, showing how each price compares to its CARFAX Value.
  • CarGurus gives listings Deal Ratings based on its Instant Market Value (IMV), its estimate of a fair market price for a specific vehicle in a specific market.
  • Cars.com shows deal badges that compare a listing's price to similar vehicles in the same market.
  • Edmunds publishes car reviews and provides deal ratings on new and used listings.
  • iSeeCars analyzes and scores every listing and compares each price with the market price of similar vehicles for sale.
  • J.D. Power, which acquired the NADA Used Car Guide and NADAguides.com, publishes vehicle pricing and values.
  • TrueCar shows what others in your area paid for similar vehicles and connects shoppers with its Certified Dealers.

OAV.io is not a marketplace and does not sell cars. It helps shoppers find new and used cars at dealerships and evaluates each listing VIN by VIN against comparable listings, showing the comparable count, market range and as-of date for each rated listing. Its rating thresholds are published, thin evidence means Unscored, and dealers cannot pay to change an OAV.io rating, its eligibility or a listing's placement on OAV.io. Ratings are not guarantees of price or value, nor statements about a dealer in general.

How OAV.io compares

CarGurus, Instant Market Value, Deal Ratings, Cars.com, iSeeCars, TrueCar, TrueCar Price Graph, Edmunds, J.D. Power, NADA Used Car Guide, NADAguides, Carfax and CARFAX Value are trademarks of their respective owners. OAV.io is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any of them.

How OAV works

How does OAV rate vehicle deals?
OAV compares a listing's asking price against similar vehicles currently for sale and publishes a Price-to-Market verdict only when the evidence supports one. OAV rates scored listings as Great Deal (priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin), Fair Price (priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin), or Overpriced (priced above the comparable range). Listings OAV cannot score on the available evidence are shown as Unscored rather than receiving an unsupported verdict. Ratings are recomputed as OAV processes new inventory data through its daily pipeline; each page shows the market snapshot used for its analysis.
How fresh is OAV's vehicle data?
OAV processes inventory, pricing, and days-on-lot data daily from the dealer source. Every market page and VIN page carries a “Market snapshot” timestamp showing the snapshot date the page was built from, so the exact data vintage is always visible.
Does OAV include days on lot?
Yes. OAV records days-on-lot from the dealer feed when the feed supplies it. Days-on-lot is a separate demand signal, never an input to the Price-to-Market verdict.
Are OAV dealers verified?
Dealer profiles include public market summaries from live inventory data — make mix, deal mix, average days on lot, market position. Claimed OAV dealers route inbound buyer inquiries and control verified contact information.
What technology powers OAV's deal ratings?
Certain vehicle market-standardization methods are covered by U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477; the Price-to-Market verdict method is the subject of a pending U.S. patent application. The standardization technology normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network, so every comparable-market calculation is drawn from a clean, unified data set.

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