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2018 Buick Encore Preferred

2018 Buick EncoreView this vehicle at h & l auto import →

Vehicle Details

VINKL4CJASB5JB562250
TrimPreferred
Exterior ColorBlack
DrivetrainFWD
Engine1.4L I4
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot59

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.

Preferred

Fair Price
$8,50091,789 mi

Dallas, TX 75220

Is this 2018 Buick Encore Preferred a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $8,500, comparable market range $7,500–$16,048, based on 24 comparable listings.

Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 59 days.

Market price position

$8,500 · within market range

Comparable range
$7,500 – $16,048
vs. market
$1,000 above low · $7,548 below high
Comparable vehicles
24

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$11,774

This vehicle $8,500 · $3,274 (28%) below 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™)

$11,601

This vehicle $8,500 · $3,101 (27%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-25) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

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 10–45 days).

What does Demand-Verified mean?

Local Market Range

Comparable listings in this vehicle's local market, rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Local Range$7,500 – $16,048

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Dallas, TX

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About This 2018 Buick Encore

Listing updated: Sep 25, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Dallas, TX · On lot for 59 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Buick Encore Preferred is listed at $8,500 by h & l auto import in Dallas, TX 75220. It has 91,789 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 1.4L I4 engine and Automatic 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 24 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $7,500 to $16,048. The local comparable range around Dallas, TX is $7,500 to $16,048; 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 59 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 25, 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 Dallas, TX suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

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 typical range for comparable vehicles.
  • 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 Dallas, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4CJASB5JB562250 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 TX

TX Market Listings

325

Average Price

$11,760

Price Range

$7,995–$16,623

Avg Days on Lot

99

Based on all 325 2016-2020 Buick Encore listings in the TX market, the average asking price is $11,760. This listing at $8,500 is $3,260 below the broader TX average (28% below the TX average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across TX; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in TX range from $7,995 to $16,623. Similar vehicles spend an average of 99 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Buick Encore Listings in TX

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.