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2018 Buick Encore Sport Touring

2018 Buick EncoreView this vehicle at carvana heath →

Vehicle Details

VINKL4CJ2SB1JB570531
TrimSport Touring
Exterior ColorBlack
Drivetrain4WD
Engine1.4L I4
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot24

Federal records · buyer verification

2018 Buick Encore

A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.

Manufacturer campaigns

The manufacturer filed these with NHTSA as warranty extensions or service campaigns.

  • Service BrakesWarranty extensionmost recently May 3, 2024

    A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.

  • Electrical SystemWarranty extensionmost recently Aug 26, 2024

    A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.

  • Exterior LightingWarranty extensionmost recently May 3, 2024

    A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.

  • StructureWarranty extensionmost recently May 3, 2024

    A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.

Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record

At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.

  • Engine31 distinct complaints

OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Buick filed 893 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.

These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.

These records describe the 2018 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 7 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 7 for this model-year.

Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-21. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-21.

Sport Touring

Overpriced
$16,99050,985 mi

Heath, OH 43056

Is this 2018 Buick Encore Sport Touring a good deal?

OAV verdict: Overpriced

Why: Listed at $16,990, comparable market range $5,000–$16,590, based on 57 comparable listings.

Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 24 days.

Market price position

$16,990 · $400 above market high

Comparable range
$5,000 – $16,590
vs. market high
+ $400 (2% above)
Comparable vehicles
57

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$10,795

This vehicle $16,990 · $6,195 (57%) 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™)

$14,956

This vehicle $16,990 · $2,034 (14%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-26) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 11–46 days.

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Heath, OH

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About This 2018 Buick Encore

Listing updated: Sep 26, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Heath, OH · On lot for 24 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Buick Encore Sport Touring is listed at $16,990 by carvana heath in Heath, OH 43056. It has 50,985 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 1.4L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Overpriced — priced above the supported comparable range. Based on 57 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $5,000 to $16,590. 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 24 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 Heath, OH 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.

Price history

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

  1. · Reduced $600 (−3.4%)$16,990
  2. First seen Sep 2, 2026 at $17,590$17,590

Down $600 (−3.4%) across 1 price change.

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 2018 Buick Encore 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 a franchise dealer in Heath, OH, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4CJ2SB1JB570531 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.

2018 Buick Encore Market in OH

OH Market Listings

257

Average Price

$11,857

Price Range

$7,558–$16,990

Avg Days on Lot

64

Based on all 257 2016-2020 Buick Encore listings in the OH market, the average asking price is $11,857. This listing at $16,990 is $5,133 above the broader OH average (43% above the OH average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across OH; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in OH range from $7,558 to $16,990. Similar vehicles spend an average of 64 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Buick Encore Listings in OH

8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: Sport Touring — 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.