2018 Audi A5 Sportback Premium Plus

Listed by an independent dealer in Houston, TX · On lot for 100 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Audi A5 Sportback Premium Plus is listed at $18,978 by done deal auto sales in Houston, TX 77057. It has 58,350 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Silver. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.0L 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 15 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $13,995 to $22,670. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 100 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 25, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Houston, TX hatchbacks market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

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Price history

Asking-price changes for this listing while it has been for sale at this dealer.

1. Sep 4, 2026 · Reduced $488 (−2.5%)$18,978
2. Aug 16, 2026 · Reduced $533 (−2.7%)$19,466
3. Aug 3, 2026 · Reduced $200 (−1%)$19,999
4. Jul 5, 2026 · Reduced $401 (−1.9%)$20,199
5. First seen Jun 17, 2026 at $20,600$20,600

Down $1,622 (−7.9%) across 4 price changes.

Based on observations of this listing. Dates reflect when a change was first observed; the dealer's own records may differ.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Audi A5 Sportback against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

• Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
• Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
• Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
• Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Houston, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WAUENCF59JA098899 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 vehicle market standardization technology (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.

2018 Audi A5 Sportback Market in TX

Based on all 41 2016-2020 Audi A5 Sportback listings in the TX market, the average asking price is $19,492. This listing at $18,978 is $514 below the broader TX average (3% below the TX average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across TX; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in TX range from $14,995 to $25,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 87 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Audi A5 Sportback Listings in TX

8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: Premium Plus — compare trims below)

This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.