Is the $42,965 price on this 2026 Kia Carnival a good deal?

OAV rates this as a Great Deal because the asking price of $42,965 is below the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2026 Kia Carnival in CA?

Based on 3,055 comparable listings in CA, the average asking price for a 2024-2028 Kia Carnival is $46,924, with prices ranging from $24,989 to $63,025.

How long does a 2026 Kia Carnival typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Kia Carnival listings in CA spend an average of 75 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2026 Kia Carnival located?

This vehicle is listed in Costa Mesa, CA 92626. VIN: KNDNC5K36T6635629. Mileage: 11 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2026 Kia Carnival?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $43,150 to $46,475, based on 7 comparable vehicles.

Vehicle Details

VINKNDNC5K36T6635629

TrimEX

Exterior ColorBlue

DrivetrainFWD

Engine3.5L V6

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypeUnleaded

Inventory Typenew

MSRP$43,465

Days on Lot33

2026 Kia Carnival

Unscored

$42,965Mileage not verified

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Is this 2026 Kia Carnival EX a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $42,965, comparable market range $43,150–$46,475, based on 7 comparable listings. Days on lot: 33 days (market average 75 days).

Market price position

Lowest comparable ($)

43,150

Highest comparable ($)

46,475

This vehicle's price ($)

42,965

$42,965 · $185 below market low

$43,150comparable$46,475

Regional range: $43,150 – $46,475
vs. market low: — $185 (0% below)
Comparable vehicles: 7

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 14–84 days.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges refresh daily.

Local Range$43,150 – $46,475

Regional Range$38,892 – $51,420

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About This 2026 Kia Carnival

Listing updated: May 18, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Costa Mesa, CA · On lot for 33 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Kia Carnival EX is listed at $42,965 by a franchise dealer in Costa Mesa, CA 92626. It has 11 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Blue. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 3.5L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on 7 similar vehicles in the Costa Mesa market, the estimated market range is $43,150 to $46,475. The local market range in CA is $43,150 to $46,475.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 33 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 Costa Mesa, CA minivans 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 2026 Kia Carnival against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, filtered for comparable mileage. 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.

This rating refreshes daily as inventory enters and leaves the market. The dealer on this listing has not yet activated on OAV, so the business name and contact details are anonymized here. Activated (paying) dealers appear with their verified business name and a Verified badge.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Costa Mesa, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KNDNC5K36T6635629 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 refreshed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2026 Kia Carnival Market in CA

Comparable Vehicles

3,055

Average Price

$46,924

Price Range

$24,989–$63,025

Avg Days on Lot

Based on 3,055 comparable 2024-2028 Kia Carnival listings in CA, the average asking price is $46,924. This listing at $42,965 is $3,959 below average (8% below market). Comparable prices in CA range from $24,989 to $63,025. Similar vehicles spend an average of 75 days on dealer lots in this market.