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U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477 — Patented Automotive Data Standardization Technology
OAV

Honda Element sold prices in California

OAV.io analyzes millions of vehicle listings using RetailVision™ market data to identify vehicles priced below expected market ranges based on year, make, model, trim (when available), and comparable listings.

OAV helps determine if a vehicle is a good deal by comparing its price to similar listings within its supported comparable range. Sell-through is separate Demand-Verified evidence, not part of the price verdict.

Independent market evidence — no dealer pays for inclusion or ranking, no editorial curation, only observed sold-price data from dealer-anonymized retail listing lifecycle feeds.

Sold-price evidence through August 2026 — the latest month with fully confirmed sales. Published monthly: each month appears once its sales complete the confirmation window (about a 3-week lag), so the newest complete month trails the calendar.

Honda Element — sold-price market in California

Latest snapshot: August 2026

As of the August 2026 snapshot, OAV recorded 30 sold-price observations for Honda Elements across 27 distinct California dealers, with a median sold price of $7,999, typical range (25th–75th percentile) $6,488–$10,073, median odometer 169,133 mi, average 65 days from listing to sale, median vehicle age 20.6 years at sale. Observed sold prices from dealer-anonymized retail listing lifecycle data, not asking prices.

Median sold
$7,999
Typical range
$6,488–$10,073
Median miles at sale
169,133 mi
Avg days to sale
65
Transactions
30
Dealers
27

Observed sold-price data from dealer-anonymized retail listing lifecycle feeds, aggregated across 27 distinct California dealers to preserve dealer anonymity. Updated monthly, once each month's sales fully confirm (about a 3-week lag); latest confirmed data through 2026-08-31. Not a verdict on any single vehicle.

Sold vs asking: what buyers are actually paying

Honda Element in California: median asking price is $8,995 (across 52 active listings), but the most recent sold median is $7,999 (August 2026 snapshot, 30 sold-price observations across 27 dealers). That's $996 of negotiation room — buyers are actually paying 11.1% below the current asking median.

Current asking (live)
$8,995
52 listings · 2026-09-28
Recent sold (August 2026)
$7,999
30 sold-price observations · 27 dealers
Negotiation room
$996 (11.1%)
buyers paying under asking

Asking-price median from live dealer listings deduplicated by VIN. Sold-price median from dealer-anonymized retail listing lifecycle data (updated monthly, 22-day confirmation lag). Compared directly: recent-past sold vs current-state asking. Not a prediction; a dated observation.

6-month sold-price trend in California

Across the past 6 months (Mar 2026 → Aug 2026), OAV observed 177 Honda Element sold-price observations in California. Median sold price moved from $8,999 to $7,999 — -11.1% trending down over the window.

Honda Element sold-price trend in California

6 months of monthly medians (Mar 2026 → Aug 2026). Median moved from $8,999 to $7,999 — down -11.1% over the window.

Line chart showing the median sold price for Honda Element in California across 6 months from Mar 2026 through Aug 2026. Overlay bars indicate monthly sold-price observation count. Median moved from $8,999 to $7,999, down -11.1%.$7k$9k$10k$12kMar2026Apr2026May2026Jun2026Jul2026Aug2026Median sold priceMonthly observations

Monthly sold-price detail

Each row is a monthly aggregate: sold-price observation count, distinct contributing dealers, median sold price, typical range, and average days from listing to sale.

MonthSalesDealersMedian soldP25–P75Median milesAvg DOL
Aug 20263027$7,999$6,488–$10,073169,133 mi65
Jul 20263931$8,995$6,750–$11,998157,470 mi62
Jun 20262827$8,250$6,495–$10,799142,640 mi39
May 20262925$10,745$7,999–$13,407140,182 mi47
Apr 20262624$8,995$7,500–$11,900165,186 mi60
Mar 20262520$8,999$6,999–$14,995131,409 mi60

How OAV computes sold-price aggregates

OAV uses RetailVision™ market data to derive state × make × model sold-price aggregates from dealer-anonymized retail listing lifecycle observations, benchmarked against confirmed retail transaction data. Every published number is a dated observation of a fully-closed reporting month — not a verdict on any single vehicle, and not a prediction.

  • Grain: state × make × model × month. Only fully-closed reporting months are published.
  • Statistical + dealer-anonymization gates enforce a minimum sample size, minimum distinct contributing dealers, and a per-dealer concentration cap so no single dealer dominates a cell.
  • Median, 25th/75th percentiles, average days-on-lot, median mileage, and median vehicle age summarize each cell's distribution — no dealer identity, no VIN-level detail.
  • Current asking-price context is drawn from live dealer listings deduplicated by VIN and compared against the most recent closed sold month.
  • Weekly refresh with a 22-day confirmation lag, so partial-month cells are never published and repeated queries never expose incremental transaction batches.

The gap between current asking median and recent sold median — surfaced as a negotiation-room figure on every cell — is a dated market-level observation, not an offer, not a guarantee, and not a dealer-margin claim.

Powered by OAV's patented vehicle market standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).