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2026 Volkswagen Taos SE

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Vehicle Details

VIN3VVUC7B22TM017255
TrimSE
Exterior ColorBlack
Drivetrain4WD
Engine1.5L I4
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot2

SE

Fair Price
$30,9115,000 mi

North Riverside, IL 60546

Is this 2026 Volkswagen Taos SE a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $30,911, comparable market range $22,490–$32,702, based on 30 comparable listings. Listed 2 days · fresher than most comparable local listings (typical ~75–180 days).

Market price position

$30,911 · within market range

Comparable range
$22,490 – $32,702
vs. market
$8,421 above low · $1,791 below high
Comparable vehicles
30

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$27,596

This vehicle $30,911 · $3,315 (12%) above 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™)

$24,950

This vehicle $30,911 · $5,961 (24%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-15) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 938 days.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Local Range$32,702 – $32,702
Regional Range$22,490 – $32,702

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North Riverside, IL

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About This 2026 Volkswagen Taos

Listing updated: Sep 15, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in North Riverside, IL · On lot for 2 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2026 Volkswagen Taos SE is listed at $30,911 by castle cars in North Riverside, IL 60546. It has 5,000 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 1.5L 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 30 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $22,490 to $32,702. 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 2 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 15, 2026. The patented comparable band 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 North Riverside, IL suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2026 Volkswagen Taos 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 a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
  • Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
  • Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

Listings show OAV's PTM-derived deal quality and live market context. OAV-claimed dealers manage their listing profile and route buyer inquiries directly. Paid OAV partners can surface additional verification signals, but commercial participation never changes a listing's Price-to-Market verdict, eligibility, ranking, or confidence.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in North Riverside, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3VVUC7B22TM017255 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 processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.

2026 Volkswagen Taos Market in IL

IL Market Listings

603

Average Price

$31,080

Price Range

$23,378–$36,640

Avg Days on Lot

99

Based on all 603 2024-2027 Volkswagen Taos listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $31,080. This listing at $30,911 is $169 below the broader IL average (1% below the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $23,378 to $36,640. Similar vehicles spend an average of 99 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Volkswagen Taos Listings in IL

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (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.