Honda Element sold prices in California
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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.
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.
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.
| Month | Sales | Dealers | Median sold | P25–P75 | Median miles | Avg DOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 27 | $7,999 | $6,488–$10,073 | 169,133 mi | 65 |
| Jul 2026 | 39 | 31 | $8,995 | $6,750–$11,998 | 157,470 mi | 62 |
| Jun 2026 | 28 | 27 | $8,250 | $6,495–$10,799 | 142,640 mi | 39 |
| May 2026 | 29 | 25 | $10,745 | $7,999–$13,407 | 140,182 mi | 47 |
| Apr 2026 | 26 | 24 | $8,995 | $7,500–$11,900 | 165,186 mi | 60 |
| Mar 2026 | 25 | 20 | $8,999 | $6,999–$14,995 | 131,409 mi | 60 |
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.
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