2026 Mazda Mazda3 Preferred

Listed by a franchise dealer in Frederick, MD · On lot for 3 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Mazda Mazda3 Preferred is listed at $27,202 by fitzgerald mazda frederick in Frederick, MD 21702. The exterior color is Black. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.5L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 11 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $27,302 to $30,829. The comparable range in MD is $27,302 to $30,829. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer — where mileage would distort a verdict, it withholds one instead.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 3 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 Frederick, MD sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2026 Mazda Mazda3 against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer; on very high-mileage vehicles it withholds a verdict rather than overstate a discount the odometer explains. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

• Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
• 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 a franchise dealer in Frederick, MD, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JM1BPACL9T1897950 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.

2026 Mazda Mazda3 Market in MD

Based on all 412 2024-2028 Mazda Mazda3 listings in the MD market, the average asking price is $28,498. This listing at $27,202 is $1,296 below the broader MD average (5% below the MD average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MD; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MD range from $24,120 to $37,688. Similar vehicles spend an average of 44 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Mazda Mazda3 Listings in MD

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Preferred — compare trims below)