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2023 Buick Encore GX Essence

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Vehicle Details

VINKL4MMGSL1PB069391
TrimEssence
Exterior ColorRed
Drivetrain4WD
Engine1.3L I3
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot64

Essence

Overpriced
$27,90019,686 mi

Plainwell, MI 49080

Is this 2023 Buick Encore GX Essence a good deal?

OAV verdict: Overpriced

Why: Listed at $27,900, comparable market range $22,068–$24,314, based on 43 comparable listings. Listed 64 days · longer than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–60 days).

Market price position

$27,900 · $3,586 above market high

Comparable range
$22,068 – $24,314
vs. market high
+ $3,586 (15% above)
Comparable vehicles
43

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$23,191

This vehicle $27,900 · $4,709 (20%) 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™)

$23,868

This vehicle $27,900 · $4,032 (17%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-21) — 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 1346 days).

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$22,068 – $24,314

Jim Koestner Inc

Plainwell, MI

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About This 2023 Buick Encore GX

Listing updated: Aug 21, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Plainwell, MI · On lot for 64 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2023 Buick Encore GX Essence is listed at $27,900 by jim koestner inc in Plainwell, MI 49080. It has 19,686 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Red. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 1.3L I3 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Overpriced — priced above market value. Based on 43 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $22,068 to $24,314. 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 64 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 Plainwell, 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.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2023 Buick Encore GX 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 Plainwell, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4MMGSL1PB069391 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.

2023 Buick Encore GX Market in MI

MI Market Listings

577

Average Price

$21,768

Price Range

$11,499–$31,168

Avg Days on Lot

61

Based on all 577 2021-2025 Buick Encore GX listings in the MI market, the average asking price is $21,768. This listing at $27,900 is $6,132 above the broader MI average (28% above 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 $11,499 to $31,168. Similar vehicles spend an average of 61 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Buick Encore GX Listings in MI

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