Vehicle Details
2018 Subaru Outback
Premium
Traverse City, MI 49686
Is this 2018 Subaru Outback Premium a good deal?
OAV verdict: Overpriced
Why: Listed at $21,995, comparable market range $11,522–$12,191, based on 12 comparable listings. Days on lot: 14 days (market average 42 days).
Market price position
$21,995 · $9,804 above market high
- Regional range
- $11,522 – $12,191
- vs. market high
- + $9,804 (80% above)
- Comparable vehicles
- 12
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$11,857This vehicle $21,995 · $10,138 (86%) 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™)
$18,782This vehicle $21,995 · $3,213 (17%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-24) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 9–33 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 refresh daily.
Wares Auto Sales Inc
Traverse City, MI
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About This 2018 Subaru Outback
Listing updated: Jul 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Traverse City, MI · On lot for 14 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Subaru Outback Premium is listed at $21,995 by wares auto sales inc in Traverse City, MI 49686. It has 53,246 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Silver. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and CVT transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Overpriced — priced above market value. Based on 12 similar vehicles in the Traverse City market, the estimated market range is $11,522 to $12,191.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 14 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 Traverse City, MI wagons 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 Subaru Outback 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.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Traverse City, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 4S4BSAHC1J3280658 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 updated daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.
2018 Subaru Outback Market in MI
Comparable Vehicles
564
Average Price
$17,204
Price Range
$6,100–$31,168
Avg Days on Lot
42
Based on 564 comparable 2016-2020 Subaru Outback listings in MI, the average asking price is $17,204. This listing at $21,995 is $4,791 above average (28% above market). Comparable prices in MI range from $6,100 to $31,168. Similar vehicles spend an average of 42 days on dealer lots in this market.
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