2018 Buick Encore Preferred
Vehicle Details
Preferred
Laurel, MD 20723
Is this 2018 Buick Encore Preferred a good deal?
OAV verdict: Overpriced
Why: Listed at $15,998, comparable market range $9,998–$14,696, based on 21 comparable listings. Listed 19 days.
Market price position
$15,998 · $1,302 above market high
- Comparable range
- $9,998 – $14,696
- vs. market high
- + $1,302 (9% above)
- Comparable vehicles
- 21
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$12,347This vehicle $15,998 · $3,651 (30%) 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™)
$13,245This vehicle $15,998 · $2,753 (21%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-23) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 9–38 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.
Carmax Laurel
Laurel, MD
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About This 2018 Buick Encore
Listing updated: Aug 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Laurel, MD · On lot for 19 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Buick Encore Preferred is listed at $15,998 by carmax laurel in Laurel, MD 20723. It has 67,146 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Blue. 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 Overpriced — priced above market value. Based on 21 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $9,998 to $14,696. These comparisons match year, make, model, and market, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer — where mileage would distort a verdict, it withholds one instead.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 19 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 Laurel, MD 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, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer; on very high-mileage vehicles it withholds a verdict rather than overstate a discount the odometer explains. 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 Laurel, MD, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4CJASB6JB559096 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 MD
MD Market Listings
37
Average Price
$12,697
Price Range
$4,999–$18,998
Avg Days on Lot
55
Based on all 37 2016-2020 Buick Encore listings in the MD market, the average asking price is $12,697. This listing at $15,998 is $3,301 above the broader MD average (26% above the MD average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MD; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MD range from $4,999 to $18,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 55 days on dealer lots in this market.
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