2026 Kia Niro LX
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LX
Dealer-reported mileage — not independently verified by OAV.
El Cajon, CA 92020
Is this 2026 Kia Niro LX a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $26,043, comparable market range $26,630–$30,197, based on 10 comparable listings. Listed 116 days · longer than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–75 days).
Manufacturer MSRPReference
$29,390This vehicle $26,043 · $3,347 (11%) below MSRP
MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price, shown for reference only. OAV rates new-car deals by how far below the supported comparable range a vehicle is priced (see OAV's market comparables / MRP and sold-price value / TRV) — not by discount from MSRP, because dealer-supplied MSRP is not independently verified. The advertised price is set by the dealer and may require financing, rebates, trade-in, or other qualifications, and excludes taxes, fees, and dealer add-ons — confirm the out-the-door price with the dealer. How OAV rates new-car deals.
Market price position
$26,043 · near the low end of the range
- Comparable range
- $26,630 – $30,197
- vs. market low
- near the low end of the range
- Comparable vehicles
- 10
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$28,414This vehicle $26,043 · $2,371 (8%) 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™)
$28,266This vehicle $26,043 · $2,223 (8%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-31) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
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 4–9 days).
What does Demand-Verified mean?
- This listing has been available about 12.9x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 4–9 days; this one is at 116). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.
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.
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El Cajon, CA
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About This 2026 Kia Niro
Listing updated: Aug 31, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in El Cajon, CA · On lot for 116 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This new 2026 Kia Niro LX is listed at $26,043 by team kia of el cajon in El Cajon, CA 92020. It has 15 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 1.6L 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 10 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $26,630 to $30,197. The comparable range in CA is $26,630 to $30,197. These comparisons match year, make, and model, 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 116 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 El Cajon, CA hatchbacks 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 2026 Kia Niro against similar vehicles currently available for sale — 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 comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
- 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 a franchise dealer in El Cajon, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KNDCP3LEXT5372258 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.
2026 Kia Niro Market in CA
CA Market Listings
1,602
Average Price
$31,060
Price Range
$26,073–$36,907
Avg Days on Lot
47
Based on all 1,602 2024-2028 Kia Niro listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $31,060. This listing at $26,043 is $5,017 below the broader CA average (16% below 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 $26,073 to $36,907. Similar vehicles spend an average of 47 days on dealer lots in this market.
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