Subaru WRX / Impreza WRX / STI

IMPREZA WRX CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$16.7K ▼ $777 (−4.5%)12 mo
WATCHWell-supported value — but volatile.
Well supported · 262 sold + 504 active
Fair value$16.7K ($14.7K–$18.7K)
Typical ask$13.7K
Recent sold$18.0K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 38% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($18k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($18k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$13.1Ksells fast
Fair$18.0Krecent comps
List$19.3Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$20.9Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $14.7K · Fair $14.7K–$18.7K · careful above $19.2K

Flagged undervalued because asking -26% vs historic sold.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 19 yr, 82k mi example, ~$16.7K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2021-03 2026-09 $27.5K $13.6K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 821 confirmed sales (813 auction · 8 other)·1000 sales tracked·67 months tracked·since 2021-03·2350 active listings

Did our model work? 38% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 45 scored forecasts: 38% got the direction right, median value error ±23%.

2013-06 2026-09 $30.4K $7.6K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 8 in 10

We replayed 693 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±25%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 8 in 10 of the time.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-09-21 2004 · 79k mi $10.6K–$27.9K $15.0K ✓
2026-09-20 2007 · 64k mi $12.3K–$32.4K $42.8K ✗
2026-09-20 2013 · 14k mi $19.8K–$52.4K $29.3K ✓
2026-09-16 2014 · 107k mi $8.4K–$22.3K $14.8K ✓
2026-09-15 2005 · 70k mi $11.5K–$30.5K $18.5K ✓
2026-09-15 2006 · 124k mi $7.5K–$19.8K $8.6K ✓
2026-09-14 2010 · 103k mi $8.7K–$22.9K $16.4K ✓
2026-09-13 2004 · 18k mi $19.8K–$52.4K $70.0K ✗

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2004 · 175k mi ebay $5.2K–$17.9K ($9.6K)
open 2004 C&B $9.0K–$31.2K ($16.8K)
open 2006 C&B $9.0K–$31.1K ($16.8K)
open 2011 · 119k mi ebay $6.7K–$23.2K ($12.5K)
open 2001 · 36k mi classic $14.2K–$48.5K ($26.2K)
open 2001 · 89k mi classic $8.1K–$27.7K ($15.0K)
open 1999 · 110k mi classic $7.1K–$24.4K ($13.1K)
open 2015 · 61k mi classic $10.9K–$37.6K ($20.3K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2021-03 now +24mo $30.8K $5.8K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo FLAT 50% Low 73%
12 mo DOWN 54% Low 38%
24 mo DOWN 54% Low 18%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. High-Yield Bond Spread has historically led it by about 8 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$16.7K now +8mo 2021-03 $21.9K $16.3K
BECAUSE credit spreads rose 5%. THEREFORE, given its usual 8-month head start, we expect little change — about +0% (≈ +$6) over the next 8 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.62, 21 months overlap).

Crystal Ball — What Leading Indicators Signal

Distinct from the trend forecast above: this blends all 8 leading indicators (each at its own lead time, de-duplicated so correlated ones don't double-count) into one signal. Leading indicators are collectively signaling higher over the next ~12 months (high conviction — 75% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by 30-Year Mortgage Rate and M2 Money Supply, though Russell 2000 (small cap) points the other way.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $21.9K $14.6K

Are the indicators agreeing?

Each bar is one driver's current push; longer = more weight. All one side = high conviction; split = low.

30-Year Mortgage Rat+0.7M2 Money Supply+1.0Core CPI (ex food/en+1.2Personal Savings Rat+0.7Russell 2000 (small -0.7Gold (futures)+1.6Nonfarm Payrolls (jo+1.2Consumer Discretiona+0.1 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2021

$100K invested 2021-03 → today (5.5 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$93.5K$215K$245K$83.4K$138K 2021 2026 305 100
━ This car $93.5K━ S&P 500 $215K━ Gold $245K━ Luxury $83.4K━ Housing $138K₿ Bitcoin $141K (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Subaru WRX / Impreza WRX / STI roughly 0.9×'d your money (a real 26% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 56% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-32%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

High-Yield Bond Spread leads by about 20 months (moves against this market, correlation 0.68). Shown shifted forward 20 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Subaru WRX / Impreza WRX / STI ┄ High-Yield Bond Spread, shifted +20mo
2024-11 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
46
Undervaluation
53
Liquidity
51
Speculation Opportunity
51
Depreciation Risk
53
Overvaluation
44
asking -26% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
inventory +0% inventory trend slope
sell-through 78% sell through rate
asking trend -0.1%/mo median asking trend slope
sale prices +0.9%/mo median sale trend slope
25% of listings cutting price price drop frequency
47 days on market median days on market
new-listing velocity 7% of active new listing velocity

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings2350
Median fair value$13,079
Avg deal score52/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.