2026 Mazda Mazda3

Listed by a franchise dealer in Bay City, MI · On lot for 197 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Mazda Mazda3 Preferred is listed at $27,688 by thelen mazda in Bay City, MI 48706. It has 7 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Gray. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.5L 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 Bay City market, the estimated market range is $27,688 to $27,688.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 197 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 Bay City, MI hatchbacks market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2026 Mazda Mazda3 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 a franchise dealer in Bay City, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JM1BPALL8T1863837 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.

2026 Mazda Mazda3 Market in MI

Based on 340 comparable 2024-2028 Mazda Mazda3 listings in MI, the average asking price is $29,189. This listing at $27,688 is $1,501 below average (5% below market). Comparable prices in MI range from $19,695 to $41,560. Similar vehicles spend an average of 62 days on dealer lots in this market.

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