Is the $13,599 price on this 2018 Buick Encore a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $13,599 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

How long does a 2018 Buick Encore typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Buick Encore listings in CA spend an average of 76 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Buick Encore located?

This vehicle is listed in Irvine, CA 92618. VIN: KL4CJASB2JB556356. Mileage: 73,106 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2018 Buick Encore?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $7,305 to $15,998, based on 13 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2018 Buick Encore Preferred for Sale in Irvine, CA

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Vehicle Details

VINKL4CJASB2JB556356

TrimPreferred

Exterior ColorGray

DrivetrainFWD

Engine1.4L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot10

Preferred

Fair Price

$13,59973,106 mi

Irvine, CA 92618

Is this 2018 Buick Encore Preferred a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $13,599, comparable market range $7,305–$15,998, based on 13 comparable listings. Days on lot: 10 days (market average 76 days).

Market price position

$13,599 · within market range

Comparable range: $7,305 – $15,998
vs. market: $6,294 above low · $2,399 below high
Comparable vehicles: 13

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$11,652

This vehicle $13,599 · $1,947 (17%) 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™)

$12,915

This vehicle $13,599 · $684 (5%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-03) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Faster recent sell-through, still within the typical window

Faster recent sell-through

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 12–47 days, and this listing is still within that typical selling window.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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.

Regional Range$7,305 – $15,998

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Irvine, CA

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About This 2018 Buick Encore

Listing updated: Aug 3, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Irvine, CA · On lot for 10 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Buick Encore Preferred is listed at $13,599 by carmax irvine in Irvine, CA 92618. It has 73,106 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 1.4L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 13 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $7,305 to $15,998. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).

This vehicle has been on the lot for 10 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 Irvine, CA suvs 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 2018 Buick Encore 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 Irvine, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4CJASB2JB556356 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.

2018 Buick Encore Market in CA

CA Market Listings

141

Average Price

$11,644

Price Range

$4,995–$17,998

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 141 2016-2020 Buick Encore listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $11,644. This listing at $13,599 is $1,955 above the broader CA average (17% above 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 $4,995 to $17,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 76 days on dealer lots in this market.