Is the $51,080 price on this 2026 Audi S3 a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $51,080 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

How long does a 2026 Audi S3 typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Audi S3 listings in IL spend an average of 87 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2026 Audi S3 located?

This vehicle is listed in Des Plaines, IL 60018. VIN: WAUG5DGYXTA074721. Mileage: 47 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2026 Audi S3?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $50,114 to $59,960, based on 41 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2026 Audi S3 Base for Sale in Des Plaines, IL

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Vehicle Details

VINWAUG5DGYXTA074721

TrimBase

Exterior ColorGray

Drivetrain4WD

Engine2.0L I4

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypePremium Unleaded

Inventory Typenew

MSRP$57,220

Days on Lot205

Base

Fair Price

$51,08047 mi

Dealer-reported mileage — not independently verified by OAV.

Des Plaines, IL 60018

Is this 2026 Audi S3 Base a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $51,080, comparable market range $50,114–$59,960, based on 41 comparable listings. Listed 205 days · longer than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–105 days).

Manufacturer MSRPReference

$57,220

This vehicle $51,080 · $6,140 (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 LOCAL COMPARABLE MARKET 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

$51,080 · within market range

Comparable range: $50,114 – $59,960
vs. market: $966 above low · $8,880 below high
Comparable vehicles: 41

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$55,037

This vehicle $51,080 · $3,957 (7%) 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™)

$56,976

This vehicle $51,080 · $5,896 (10%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-23) — 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 1–4 days).

What does Demand-Verified mean?

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This listing has been available about 51.3x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 1–4 days; this one is at 205). 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.

Local Range$50,114 – $59,960

Regional Range$50,114 – $63,558

Autonation

Des Plaines, IL

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About This 2026 Audi S3

Listing updated: Aug 23, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Des Plaines, IL · On lot for 205 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Audi S3 Base is listed at $51,080 by autonation in Des Plaines, IL 60018. It has 47 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. 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 at market value. Based on 41 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $50,114 to $59,960. The local market range in IL is $50,114 to $59,960. 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 205 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 Des Plaines, IL sedans 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 Audi S3 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 a franchise dealer in Des Plaines, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WAUG5DGYXTA074721 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.

2026 Audi S3 Market in IL

IL Market Listings

Average Price

$54,026

Price Range

$37,995–$60,373

Avg Days on Lot

Based on all 40 2024-2028 Audi S3 listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $54,026. This listing at $51,080 is $2,946 below the broader IL average (5% below the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $37,995 to $60,373. Similar vehicles spend an average of 87 days on dealer lots in this market.