2018 Kia FORTE LX

Listed by an independent dealer in Chelmsford, MA · On lot for 8 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Kia FORTE LX is listed at $10,900 by Merrimack Auto Sales in Chelmsford, MA 01863. It has 72,553 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Purple. 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 Overpriced — priced above the supported comparable range. Based on 16 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $9,494 to $10,795. The local comparable range around Chelmsford, MA is $9,494 to $10,795; 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; every price shown is the real advertised price. 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.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 8 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Oct 16, 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 Chelmsford, MA 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.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Kia FORTE against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the 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. 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 an independent dealer in Chelmsford, MA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3KPFK4A77JE246639 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 Kia FORTE Market in MA

Based on all 31 2016-2020 Kia FORTE listings in the MA market, the average asking price is $11,213. This listing at $10,900 is $313 below the broader MA average (3% below the MA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MA range from $7,995 to $15,405. Similar vehicles spend an average of 56 days on dealer lots in this market.