Subaru WRX STI

WRX STI CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$22.7K ▼ $1.5K (−6.1%)12 mo
WATCHWell-supported value — but volatile.
Well supported · 115 sold + 4590 active
Fair value$22.7K ($20.0K–$25.4K)
Typical ask$19.4K
Recent sold$24.0K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 45% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($24k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($24k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$18.4Ksells fast
Fair$24.0Krecent comps
List$25.7Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$27.8Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $20.0K · Fair $20.0K–$25.4K · careful above $26.1K

Flagged undervalued because asking -14% vs historic sold, -51% vs 2-yr avg, -55% vs 3-yr trend, and sell-through 98%.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 7 yr, 46k mi example, ~$22.7K 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.

2018-04 2026-07 $52.9K $0
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 295 confirmed sales (294 auction · 1 other)·619 sales tracked·93 months tracked·since 2018-04·7740 active listings

Did our model work? 45% 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 44 scored forecasts: 45% got the direction right, median value error ±52%.

2016-06 2026-07 $304K $15.0K
━ 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 9 in 10

We replayed 255 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±17%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 9 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-06-30 2015 · 169k mi $8.7K–$22.9K $7.1K
2026-06-29 2018 · 11k mi $22.5K–$59.1K $46.5K
2026-06-26 2018 · 113k mi $9.6K–$25.2K $8.8K
2026-06-25 2020 · 8k mi $23.3K–$61.3K $40.0K
2026-06-23 2015 · 67k mi $12.0K–$31.5K $13.2K
2026-06-18 2020 · 23k mi $19.0K–$50.1K $36.3K
2026-06-08 2015 · 80k mi $11.1K–$29.3K $25.0K
2026-06-04 2015 · 147k mi $8.5K–$22.5K $5.7K

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 2019 · 80k mi classic $9.6K–$33.1K ($17.9K)
open 2018 · 87k mi classic $9.3K–$31.9K ($17.2K)
open 2020 · 22k mi classic $16.7K–$57.5K ($31.0K)
open 2021 · 28k mi classic $15.3K–$52.6K ($28.4K)
open 2018 · 41k mi classic $13.0K–$44.6K ($24.0K)
open 2005 classic $12.2K–$42.0K ($22.6K)
open 2019 · 48k mi classic $12.1K–$41.7K ($22.5K)
open 2016 · 54k mi classic $11.4K–$39.2K ($21.1K)

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).

2018-04 now +24mo $196K $6.7K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo UP 46% Low 52%
12 mo UP 45% Low 45%
24 mo UP 44% Low 28%

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. 10Y-2Y Yield Spread has historically led it by about 17 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.

$23.0K now +17mo 2018-04 $33.2K $6.7K
BECAUSE 10Y-2Y Yield Spread rose 24%. THEREFORE, given its usual 17-month head start, we lean UP — about +1% (≈ +$305) over the next 17 months. Confidence: High (correlation +0.63, 55 months overlap).

If You’d Bought in 2018

$100K invested 2018-04 → today (8.2 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).

$234K$324K$312K$211K$164K 2018 2026 397 100
━ This car $234K━ S&P 500 $324K━ Gold $312K━ Luxury $211K━ Housing $164K₿ Bitcoin $642K (off-scale)
Solid store of value, but lagged the stock market. The Subaru WRX STI roughly 2.3×'d your money (a real, inflation-adjusted 1.8× gain). It LAGGED the stock market by about 28% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It beat housing (+42%). (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 19 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.69). Shown shifted forward 19 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Subaru WRX STI ┄ High-Yield Bond Spread, shifted +19mo
2024-10 2026-07

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
33
Undervaluation
55
Liquidity
59
Speculation Opportunity
41
Depreciation Risk
64
Overvaluation
37
inventory +2% inventory trend slope
asking -14% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
-51% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
sale prices -2.5%/mo median sale trend slope
-42% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
new-listing velocity 10% of active new listing velocity
30 days on market median days on market
7% relisted listing reappearance rate

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings7740
Median fair value$16,471
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.