Is the $27,998 price on this 2020 Tesla Model 3 a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $27,998 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

How long does a 2020 Tesla Model 3 typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Tesla Model 3 listings in NC spend an average of 31 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2020 Tesla Model 3 located?

This vehicle is listed in Hickory, NC 28602. VIN: 5YJ3E1EBXLF735136. Mileage: 38,076 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2020 Tesla Model 3?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $15,997 to $29,500, based on 35 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2020 Tesla Model 3 Base for Sale in Hickory, NC

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Vehicle Details

VIN5YJ3E1EBXLF735136

TrimBase

Exterior ColorBlue

Drivetrain4WD

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeElectric

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot34

Base

Fair Price

$27,99838,076 mi

Hickory, NC 28602

Is this 2020 Tesla Model 3 Base a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $27,998, comparable market range $15,997–$29,500, based on 35 comparable listings. Days on lot: 34 days (market average 31 days).

Market price position

$27,998 · within market range

Comparable range: $15,997 – $29,500
vs. market: $12,001 above low · $1,502 below high
Comparable vehicles: 35

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$22,749

This vehicle $27,998 · $5,249 (23%) 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™)

$24,576

This vehicle $27,998 · $3,422 (14%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-01) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Faster recent sell-through, still within the typical window

Faster recent sell-through

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 10–38 days, and this listing is still within that typical selling window.

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$25,485 – $25,485

Regional Range$15,997 – $29,500

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Hickory, NC

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About This 2020 Tesla Model 3

Listing updated: Aug 1, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Hickory, NC · On lot for 34 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2020 Tesla Model 3 Base is listed at $27,998 by carmax hickory in Hickory, NC 28602. It has 38,076 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Blue. It features a 4WD drivetrain and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 35 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $15,997 to $29,500. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).

This vehicle has been on the lot for 34 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 Hickory, NC electric 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 2020 Tesla Model 3 against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), 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 Hickory, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 5YJ3E1EBXLF735136 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.

2020 Tesla Model 3 Market in NC

NC Market Listings

257

Average Price

$22,510

Price Range

$7,500–$37,955

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 257 2018-2022 Tesla Model 3 listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $22,510. This listing at $27,998 is $5,488 above the broader NC average (24% above the NC average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across NC; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in NC range from $7,500 to $37,955. Similar vehicles spend an average of 31 days on dealer lots in this market.