Is the $11,441 price on this 2018 Volkswagen Passat a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because, at $11,441, it is priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.

How long does a 2018 Volkswagen Passat typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Volkswagen Passat listings in NC spend an average of 66 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Volkswagen Passat located?

This vehicle is listed in Apex, NC 27502. VIN: 1VWBA7A37JC002803. Mileage: 100,592 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2018 Volkswagen Passat?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $11,000 to $13,866, based on 17 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2018 Volkswagen Passat SE for Sale in Apex, NC

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Vehicle Details

VIN1VWBA7A37JC002803

TrimSE

Exterior ColorWhite

DrivetrainFWD

Engine2.0L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot23

Federal records · buyer verification

2018 Volkswagen Passat

A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.

Recall campaigns

NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2018 Volkswagen Passat vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 4 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.

Service BrakesDo not drive2 campaigns12 distinct complaints
Exterior Lighting1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10

Manufacturer campaigns

The manufacturer filed these with NHTSA as warranty extensions or service campaigns.

Forward Collision AvoidanceWarranty extensionmost recently May 15, 2024
A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.

Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.

Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.

Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record

At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.

Engine11 distinct complaints
Electrical System10 distinct complaints

OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Volkswagen filed 605 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.

These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.

These records describe the 2018 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller.

Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-28. Recall records as of 2026-09-28. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-28.

Fair Price

$11,441100,592 mi

Price from the dealer. OAV has not verified whether it includes all dealer-required fees. Ask the dealer for a written out-the-door price.

Apex, NC 27502

Is this 2018 Volkswagen Passat SE a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $11,441, comparable market range $11,000–$13,866, based on 17 comparable listings.

The verdict judges the asking price only. It does not assess the vehicle's condition, history, fees or total purchase cost.

Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 23 days.

Market price position

$11,441 · within market range

Comparable range: $11,000 – $13,866
vs. market: $441 above low · $2,425 below high
Comparable vehicles: 17

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$12,433

This vehicle $11,441 · $992 (8%) below MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

True Retail Value (TRV™)

$11,958

This vehicle $11,441 · $517 (4%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-10-01) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 11–59 days.

Local Market Range

Comparable listings in this vehicle's local market, rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Local Range$11,000 – $13,866

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Apex, NC

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About This 2018 Volkswagen Passat

Listing updated: Oct 1, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Apex, NC · On lot for 23 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Volkswagen Passat SE is listed at $11,441 by Mercedes-benz of Cary in Apex, NC 27502. It has 100,592 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.0L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 17 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $11,000 to $13,866. The local comparable range around Apex, NC is $11,000 to $13,866; the local cohort is drawn around this dealer's market and can include listings across a state line. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 23 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Oct 1, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Apex, NC sedans market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Volkswagen Passat against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Apex, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1VWBA7A37JC002803 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented vehicle market standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.

2018 Volkswagen Passat Market in NC

NC Market Listings

Average Price

$11,158

Price Range

$7,914–$14,925

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 73 2016-2020 Volkswagen Passat listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $11,158. This listing at $11,441 is $283 above the broader NC average (3% above the NC average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across NC; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in NC range from $7,914 to $14,925. Similar vehicles spend an average of 66 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Volkswagen Passat Listings in NC

8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: SE — compare trims below)

This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.