2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan

Listed by an independent dealer in Palm Desert, CA · On lot for 87 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C300 is listed at $16,998 by carmax palm desert in Palm Desert, CA 92211. It has 78,717 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Gray. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 2.0L 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 available similar vehicles in the Palm Desert market, the estimated market range is $16,998 to $16,998.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 87 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 Palm Desert, CA sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan 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 Palm Desert, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 55SWF4JB1JU271506 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 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan Market in CA

Based on 513 comparable 2016-2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan listings in CA, the average asking price is $24,858. This listing at $16,998 is $7,860 below average (32% below market). Comparable prices in CA range from $10,444 to $92,690. Similar vehicles spend an average of 487 days on dealer lots in this market.

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