Vehicle Details
2012 Kia Optima
LX
Tulare, CA 93274
Is this 2012 Kia Optima LX a good deal?
OAV verdict: Unscored
Why: Listed at $7,977, comparable market range $7,977–$7,977. Days on lot: 57 days (market average 170 days).
Market price position
$7,977 · only listing at this price
- Regional range
- $7,977 (0 listings)
- vs. market
- Exact match — no spread
- Comparable vehicles
- 0
Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 18–91 days.
Dealer Info
Tulare, CA
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About This 2012 Kia Optima
Listing updated: May 17, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Tulare, CA · On lot for 57 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2012 Kia Optima LX is listed at $7,977 by an independent dealer in Tulare, CA 93274. It has 121,264 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Silver. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.4L 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 Tulare market, the estimated market range is $7,977 to $7,977.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 57 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 Tulare, 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 2012 Kia Optima 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.
This rating refreshes daily as inventory enters and leaves the market. The dealer on this listing has not yet activated on OAV, so the business name and contact details are anonymized here. Activated (paying) dealers appear with their verified business name and a Verified badge.
How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Tulare, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 5XXGM4A74CG004285 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.
2012 Kia Optima Market in CA
Comparable Vehicles
119
Average Price
$8,638
Price Range
$4,500–$40,665
Avg Days on Lot
170
Based on 119 comparable 2010-2014 Kia Optima listings in CA, the average asking price is $8,638. This listing at $7,977 is $661 below average (8% below market). Comparable prices in CA range from $4,500 to $40,665. Similar vehicles spend an average of 170 days on dealer lots in this market.
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