Is the $4,650 price on this 2018 Kia Optima a good deal?

OAV rates this as a Great Deal because the asking price of $4,650 is below the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2018 Kia Optima in TX?

Based on 589 comparable listings in TX, the average asking price for a 2016-2020 Kia Optima is $12,471, with prices ranging from $4,500 to $27,170.

How long does a 2018 Kia Optima typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Kia Optima listings in TX spend an average of 101 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Kia Optima located?

This vehicle is listed in Houston, TX 77090. VIN: 5XXGT4L31JG259812. Mileage: 151,198 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2018 Kia Optima?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $5,999 to $21,849, based on 16 comparable vehicles.

Vehicle Details

VIN5XXGT4L31JG259812

TrimLX

Exterior ColorRed

DrivetrainFWD

Engine2.4L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot43

Days on Market388

2018 Kia Optima

Great Deal

$4,650151,198 miles

Houston, TX 77090

Market price position

Lowest comparable ($)

5,999

Highest comparable ($)

21,849

This vehicle's price ($)

4,650

$4,650 · $1,349 below market low

$5,999comparable$21,849

Regional range: $5,999 – $21,849
vs. market low: — $1,349 (22% below)
Comparable vehicles: 16

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 11–64 days.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges refresh daily.

Regional Range$5,999 – $21,849

Dealer Info

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About This 2018 Kia Optima

Listing updated: May 5, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Houston, TX · On lot for 43 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Kia Optima LX is listed at $4,650 by an independent dealer in Houston, TX 77090. It has 151,198 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Red. 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 a Great Deal — priced below market value. Based on 16 similar vehicles in the Houston market, the estimated market range is $5,999 to $21,849.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 43 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 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 Houston, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 5XXGT4L31JG259812 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 Kia Optima Market in TX

Comparable Vehicles

589

Average Price

$12,471

Price Range

$4,500–$27,170

Avg Days on Lot

101

Based on 589 comparable 2016-2020 Kia Optima listings in TX, the average asking price is $12,471. This listing at $4,650 is $7,821 below average (63% below market). Comparable prices in TX range from $4,500 to $27,170. Similar vehicles spend an average of 101 days on dealer lots in this market.