2026 Buick Encore GX Preferred

Listed by an independent dealer in San Diego, CA · On lot for 73 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2026 Buick Encore GX Preferred is listed at $21,899 by hertz car sales san diego, ca in San Diego, CA 92101. It has 17,298 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 1.2L I3 engine and CVT 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 23 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $21,199 to $24,899. The local comparable range around San Diego, CA is $21,199 to $24,899; the local cohort is drawn around this dealer's market and can include listings across a state line. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 73 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 26, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader San Diego, CA suvs market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

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Price history

Asking-price changes for this listing over the last 90 days at this dealer.

1. Sep 26, 2026 · Reduced $1,300 (−5.6%)$21,899
2. Sep 18, 2026 · Reduced $400 (−1.7%)$23,199
3. Sep 17, 2026 · Reduced $1,200 (−4.8%)$23,599
4. Sep 4, 2026 · Reduced $400 (−1.6%)$24,799
5. Sep 2, 2026 · Increased $4,540 (+22%)$25,199
6. Aug 31, 2026 · Increased $109 (+0.5%)$20,659
7. Aug 28, 2026 · Reduced $5,049 (−19.7%)$20,550
8. Aug 14, 2026 · Increased $4,159 (+19.4%)$25,599
9. Aug 11, 2026 · Reduced $477 (−2.2%)$21,440
10. Jul 22, 2026 · Reduced $223 (−1%)$21,917
11. Jul 18, 2026 · Reduced $234 (−1%)$22,140
12. First seen Jul 15, 2026 at $22,374$22,374

Down $475 (−2.1%) across 11 price changes; current asking price as of Sep 26, 2026.

Based on observations of this listing. Dates reflect when a change was first observed; the dealer's own records may differ.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2026 Buick Encore GX against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

• Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
• Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
• Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
• Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in San Diego, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4AMBSL3TB112032 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 vehicle market standardization technology (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 Buick Encore GX Market in CA

Based on all 686 2024-2027 Buick Encore GX listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $24,028. This listing at $21,899 is $2,129 below the broader CA average (9% below the CA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across CA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in CA range from $19,796 to $30,010. Similar vehicles spend an average of 94 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Buick Encore GX Listings in CA

8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: Preferred — compare trims below)

This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.