Is the $14,550 price on this 2018 Mazda Mazda3 a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $14,550 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2018 Mazda Mazda3 in CA?

Based on 295 comparable listings in CA, the average asking price for a 2016-2020 Mazda Mazda3 is $16,485, with prices ranging from $8,697 to $25,998.

How long does a 2018 Mazda Mazda3 typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Mazda Mazda3 listings in CA spend an average of 43 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Mazda Mazda3 located?

This vehicle is listed in San Diego, CA 92105. VIN: 3MZBN1L37JM254175. Mileage: 75,231 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2018 Mazda Mazda3?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $12,990 to $14,990, based on 6 comparable vehicles.

Vehicle Details

VIN3MZBN1L37JM254175

TrimTouring

Exterior ColorBlack

DrivetrainFWD

Engine2.5L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot108

2018 Mazda Mazda3

Touring

Unscored

$14,55075,231 miles

San Diego, CA 92105

Market price position

Lowest comparable ($)

12,990

Highest comparable ($)

14,990

This vehicle's price ($)

14,550

$14,550 · within market range

$12,990comparable$14,990

Regional range: $12,990 – $14,990
vs. market: $1,560 above low · $440 below high
Comparable vehicles: 6

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

High Demand

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 9–37 days.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

Verify before inquiring

This listing has been on market about 2.9x longer than typical for similar vehicles (cohort sells in 9–37 days; this one is at 108). Long days-on-lot on a fast-turn cohort can signal title concerns, mechanical issues, or pricing the dealer won't actually honor. Recommend a vehicle history report before spending more time.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges refresh daily.

Regional Range$12,990 – $14,990

Dealer Info

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About This 2018 Mazda Mazda3

Listing updated: May 13, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in San Diego, CA · On lot for 108 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Mazda Mazda3 Touring is listed at $14,550 by an independent dealer in San Diego, CA 92105. It has 75,231 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Black. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.5L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on 6 similar vehicles in the San Diego market, the estimated market range is $12,990 to $14,990.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 108 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader San Diego, CA hatchbacks market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Mazda Mazda3 against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

This rating refreshes daily as inventory enters and leaves the market. The dealer on this listing has not yet activated on OAV, so the business name and contact details are anonymized here. Activated (paying) dealers appear with their verified business name and a Verified badge.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in San Diego, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3MZBN1L37JM254175 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 methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is refreshed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2018 Mazda Mazda3 Market in CA

Comparable Vehicles

295

Average Price

$16,485

Price Range

$8,697–$25,998

Avg Days on Lot

Based on 295 comparable 2016-2020 Mazda Mazda3 listings in CA, the average asking price is $16,485. This listing at $14,550 is $1,935 below average (12% below market). Comparable prices in CA range from $8,697 to $25,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 43 days on dealer lots in this market.