Is the $12,495 price on this 2018 Hyundai Elantra a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $12,495 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2018 Hyundai Elantra in CA?

Based on 398 comparable listings in CA, the average asking price for a 2016-2020 Hyundai Elantra is $11,157, with prices ranging from $4,950 to $18,998.

How long does a 2018 Hyundai Elantra typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Hyundai Elantra listings in CA spend an average of 128 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Hyundai Elantra located?

This vehicle is listed in Lakeside, CA 92040. VIN: 5NPD84LF0JH293758. Mileage: 65,949 miles.

2018 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition for Sale in Lakeside, CA

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Vehicle Details

VIN5NPD84LF0JH293758

TrimValue Edition

Exterior ColorWhite

DrivetrainFWD

Engine2.0L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot21

Value Edition

Unscored

$12,49565,949 mi

Lakeside, CA 92040

Is this 2018 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $12,495, comparable market range $9,795–$13,984, based on 3 comparable listings. Days on lot: 21 days (market average 128 days).

Market price position

$12,495 · within market range

Regional range: $9,795 – $13,984
vs. market: $2,700 above low · $1,489 below high
Comparable vehicles: 3

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$11,890

This vehicle $12,495 · $605 (5%) 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™)

$12,726

This vehicle $12,495 · $231 (2%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-29) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Faster-than-average sell-through

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 9–43 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$9,795 – $9,795

Regional Range$9,795 – $13,984

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Lakeside, CA

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About This 2018 Hyundai Elantra

Listing updated: Jul 28, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Lakeside, CA · On lot for 21 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition is listed at $12,495 by vanguard auto sales in Lakeside, CA 92040. It has 65,949 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. It features a FWD 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 3 similar vehicles in the Lakeside market, the estimated market range is $9,795 to $13,984. The local market range in CA is $9,795 to $9,795.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 21 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 Lakeside, 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.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Hyundai Elantra 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 Lakeside, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 5NPD84LF0JH293758 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 within the same geographic market.

2018 Hyundai Elantra Market in CA

Comparable Vehicles

398

Average Price

$11,157

Price Range

$4,950–$18,998

Avg Days on Lot

128

Based on 398 comparable 2016-2020 Hyundai Elantra listings in CA, the average asking price is $11,157. This listing at $12,495 is $1,338 above average (12% above market). Comparable prices in CA range from $4,950 to $18,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 128 days on dealer lots in this market.