2018 Buick Encore Essence

Listed by a franchise dealer in Brighton, MI · On lot for 23 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Buick Encore Essence is listed at $9,869 by serra honda brighton in Brighton, MI 48114. It has 114,345 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. 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 Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 13 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $6,990 to $12,995. 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 23 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 Brighton, MI suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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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.

Listings show OAV's PTM-derived deal quality and live market context. OAV-claimed dealers manage their listing profile and route buyer inquiries directly. Paid OAV partners surface additional verification signals.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Brighton, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4CJGSB1JB655298 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 MI

Based on all 276 2016-2020 Buick Encore listings in the MI market, the average asking price is $11,319. This listing at $9,869 is $1,450 below the broader MI average (13% below the MI average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MI; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MI range from $4,250 to $22,718. Similar vehicles spend an average of 91 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Buick Encore Listings in MI

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Essence — compare trims below)