Subaru WRX STI

WRX STI CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$23.2K ▼ $2.0K (−8.0%)12 mo
WATCHWell-supported value — but volatile.
Well supported · 97 sold + 4344 active
Fair value$23.2K ($20.5K–$26.0K)
Typical ask$19.3K
Recent sold$24.0K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 4-in-10 up · 44% 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$18.3Ksells fast
Fair$24.0Krecent comps
List$25.7Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$27.8Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $20.5K · Fair $20.5K–$26.0K · careful above $26.7K

Flagged undervalued because asking -12% vs historic sold, -54% vs 3-yr trend, and -51% vs 2-yr avg.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 7 yr, 41k mi example, ~$23.2K 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 2026-08 $53.6K $0
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 281 confirmed sales (280 auction · 1 other)·957 sales tracked·94 months tracked·since 2018-04·14819 active listings

Did our model work? 44% 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: 44% got the direction right, median value error ±57%.

2016-06 2026-08 $310K $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 8 in 10

We replayed 242 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±18%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 8 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-08-04 2018 · 14k mi $20.9K–$55.2K $42.3K
2026-07-31 2016 · 34k mi $15.7K–$41.4K $15.5K
2026-07-25 2015 · 52k mi $12.8K–$33.9K $58.8K
2026-07-23 2019 · 81k mi $10.6K–$28.0K $24.0K
2026-07-14 2018 · 76k mi $10.9K–$28.7K $17.6K
2026-07-08 2018 · 12k mi $21.7K–$57.4K $33.5K
2026-06-30 2015 · 169k mi $8.6K–$22.7K $7.1K
2026-06-29 2018 · 11k mi $21.9K–$57.9K $46.5K

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 2015 C&B $12.5K–$43.0K ($23.2K)
open 2020 C&B $12.5K–$43.0K ($23.2K)
open 2017 · 57k mi ebay $10.8K–$37.0K ($20.0K)
open 2015 · 32k mi ebay $14.1K–$48.4K ($26.1K)
open 2021 · 62k mi ebay $10.3K–$35.5K ($19.2K)
open 2021 · 57k mi ebay $10.7K–$36.6K ($19.7K)
open 2021 · 62k mi ebay $10.3K–$35.3K ($19.0K)
open 2020 · 37k mi classic $13.4K–$46.0K ($24.8K)

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 $163K $6.7K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo UP 46% Low 49%
12 mo UP 45% Low 44%
24 mo UP 44% Low 24%

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 10 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.

$23.4K now +10mo 2018-04 $34.2K $6.7K
BECAUSE credit spreads fell 8%. THEREFORE, given its usual 10-month head start, we lean UP — about +1% (≈ +$197) over the next 10 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation -0.78, 18 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 lower over the next ~12 months (moderate conviction — 47% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by 10Y-2Y Yield Spread and Ethereum (USD), though 10Y-2Y Yield Spread points the other way.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $34.2K $6.7K

Are the indicators agreeing?

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

10Y-2Y Yield Spread+0.0Ethereum (USD)-0.0Silver-0.2Nonfarm Payrolls (jo-1.3WTI Crude Oil-0.1Case-Shiller Home P-1.1Advance Retail Sales+1.4Trade-Weighted Dolla-1.6 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2018

$100K invested 2018-04 → today (8.3 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).

$240K$336K$339K$207K$167K 2018 2026 397 100
━ This car $240K━ S&P 500 $336K━ Gold $339K━ Luxury $207K━ Housing $167K₿ Bitcoin $687K (off-scale)
Solid store of value, but lagged the stock market. The Subaru WRX STI roughly 2.4×'d your money (a real, inflation-adjusted 1.8× gain). It LAGGED the stock market by about 29% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It beat housing (+44%). (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 10 months (moves against this market, correlation 0.78). Shown shifted forward 10 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Subaru WRX STI ┄ High-Yield Bond Spread, shifted +10mo
2024-01 2026-08

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
29
Undervaluation
48
Liquidity
46
Speculation Opportunity
34
Depreciation Risk
67
Overvaluation
38
sell-through 39% sell through rate
inventory +0% inventory trend slope
asking -12% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
sale prices -3.2%/mo median sale trend slope
new-listing velocity 9% of active new listing velocity
33 days on market median days on market

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings14819
Median fair value$16,360
Avg deal score54/100

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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.