Is the $18,567 price on this 2012 Lexus IS a good deal?

OAV has not assigned a market verdict to this listing yet because there isn't enough comparable market data.

How long does a 2012 Lexus IS typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Lexus IS listings in TX spend an average of 119 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2012 Lexus IS located?

This vehicle is listed in Houston, TX 77057. VIN: JTHFF2C22C2521892. Mileage: 78,341 miles.

2012 Lexus IS 250 for Sale in Houston, TX

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Vehicle Details

VINJTHFF2C22C2521892

Trim250

Exterior ColorRed

DrivetrainRWD

Engine2.5L V6

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypePremium Unleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot262

250

Unscored

$18,56778,341 mi

Houston, TX 77057

Is this 2012 Lexus IS 250 a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $18,567. OAV found only 6 comparable listings — too few for a reliable market range or verdict. Days on lot: 262 days (market average 119 days).

Market price position

Limited comparable data — OAV has not assigned a reliable market verdict to this listing yet.

Fast-selling model · older listing

Comparable vehicles nationally have sold faster than the market baseline, but this listing has been available longer than the cohort’s typical sell-time (about 7–28 days).

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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This listing has been available about 9.4x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 7–28 days; this one is at 262). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.

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$10,994 – $10,994

Regional Range$6,595 – $20,999

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About This 2012 Lexus IS

Listing updated: Aug 3, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Houston, TX · On lot for 262 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2012 Lexus IS 250 is listed at $18,567 by houston car direct in Houston, TX 77057. It has 78,341 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Red. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 2.5L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 262 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 Houston, TX convertibles 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 Lexus IS 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 Houston, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN JTHFF2C22C2521892 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.

2012 Lexus IS Market in TX

TX Market Listings

104

Average Price

$13,457

Price Range

$4,400–$59,995

Avg Days on Lot

119

Based on all 104 2010-2014 Lexus IS listings in the TX market, the average asking price is $13,457. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in TX range from $4,400 to $59,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 119 days on dealer lots in this market.