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2026 Volkswagen Jetta SE

2026 Volkswagen JettaView this vehicle at herman cook volkswagen →

Vehicle Details

VIN3VW7W7BU9TM040713
TrimSE
Exterior ColorGray
DrivetrainFWD
Engine1.5L I4
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typenew
MSRP$29,906
Days on Lot211

SE

Fair Price
$26,9536 mi

Dealer-reported mileage — not independently verified by OAV.

Encinitas, CA 92024

Is this 2026 Volkswagen Jetta SE a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $26,953, comparable market range $25,946–$29,836, based on 50 comparable listings. Listed 211 days · longer than most comparable local listings (typical ~60–165 days).

Manufacturer MSRPReference

$29,906

This vehicle $26,953 · $2,953 (10%) below MSRP

MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price, shown for reference only. OAV rates new-car deals by how far below the supported comparable range a vehicle is priced (see OAV's market comparables / MRP and sold-price value / TRV) — not by discount from MSRP, because dealer-supplied MSRP is not independently verified. The advertised price is set by the dealer and may require financing, rebates, trade-in, or other qualifications, and excludes taxes, fees, and dealer add-ons — confirm the out-the-door price with the dealer. How OAV rates new-car deals.

Market price position

$26,953 · within market range

Comparable range
$25,946 – $29,836
vs. market
$1,007 above low · $2,883 below high
Comparable vehicles
50

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$27,891

This vehicle $26,953 · $938 (3%) 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™)

$28,047

This vehicle $26,953 · $1,094 (4%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-24) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Fast-selling model · older listing

Comparable vehicles nationally have sold faster than the market baseline, but this listing has been available longer than the cohort’s typical sell-time (about 10–36 days).

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  • This listing has been available about 5.9x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 10–36 days; this one is at 211). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.

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$25,946 – $29,836
Regional Range$25,541 – $30,028

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Encinitas, CA

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About This 2026 Volkswagen Jetta

Listing updated: Sep 24, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Encinitas, CA · On lot for 211 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Volkswagen Jetta SE is listed at $26,953 by herman cook volkswagen in Encinitas, CA 92024. It has 6 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a FWD 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 50 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $25,946 to $29,836. The comparable range in CA is $25,946 to $29,836. 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 211 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 24, 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 Encinitas, CA sedans 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 Jetta 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 typical range for comparable vehicles.
  • 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 Encinitas, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 3VW7W7BU9TM040713 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.

2026 Volkswagen Jetta Market in CA

CA Market Listings

1,211

Average Price

$26,374

Price Range

$18,486–$33,967

Avg Days on Lot

73

Based on all 1,211 2024-2027 Volkswagen Jetta listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $26,374. This listing at $26,953 is $579 above the broader CA average (2% above the CA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across CA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in CA range from $18,486 to $33,967. Similar vehicles spend an average of 73 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Volkswagen Jetta Listings in CA

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.