Subaru WRX STI

WRX STI CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$23.2K ▼ $2.0K (−8.0%)12 mo
WATCHWell-supported value — but volatile.
Well supported · 106 sold + 4280 active
Fair value$23.2K ($20.4K–$26.0K)
Typical ask$19.3K
Recent sold$24.0K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 46% 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 $20.4K · Fair $20.4K–$26.0K · careful above $26.7K

Flagged undervalued because asking -13% vs historic sold, +1% vs 3-yr trend, and +1% vs 2-yr avg.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 7 yr, 42k 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 2026-09 $53.4K $0
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 295 confirmed sales (294 auction · 1 other)·1000 sales tracked·95 months tracked·since 2018-04·20280 active listings

Did our model work? 46% 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 46 scored forecasts: 46% got the direction right, median value error ±30%.

2016-06 2026-09 $124K $6.0K
━ 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 254 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
2026-09-22 2020 · 38k mi $15.0K–$39.7K $29.0K ✓
2026-09-20 2018 · 33k mi $15.8K–$41.6K $32.3K ✓
2026-09-19 2015 · 25k mi $17.3K–$45.8K $27.0K ✓
2026-09-17 2016 · 88k mi $10.3K–$27.2K $18.8K ✓
2026-09-14 2016 · 100k mi $9.9K–$26.1K $14.2K ✓
2026-09-09 2016 · 125k mi $9.4K–$24.7K $18.7K ✓
2026-09-08 2019 · 116k mi $9.5K–$25.1K $14.2K ✓
2026-09-04 2020 · 56k mi $12.5K–$33.0K $21.0K ✓

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 2019 C&B $12.5K–$43.2K ($23.2K)
open 2020 C&B $12.7K–$43.7K ($23.5K)
open 2008 · 99k mi ebay $8.8K–$30.4K ($16.4K)
open 2011 · 119k mi ebay $8.3K–$28.6K ($15.4K)
open 2021 C&B $12.2K–$42.1K ($22.7K)
open 2013 · 120k mi ebay $8.2K–$28.3K ($15.3K)
open 2020 C&B $12.3K–$42.2K ($22.8K)
open 2013 · 120k mi ebay $8.2K–$28.3K ($15.2K)

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 $62.6K $6.7K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 53% Low 56%
12 mo FLAT 50% Low 46%
24 mo DOWN 53% Low 32%

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. Gold (futures) has historically led it by about 24 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.

$22.7K now +24mo 2018-04 $34.5K $6.7K
BECAUSE gold rose 60%. THEREFORE, given its usual 24-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −2% (≈ −$535) over the next 24 months. Confidence: High (correlation +0.59, 58 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 — 100% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by Gold (futures) and CPI (All Urban Consumers).

now +12mo (indicators) $36.1K $6.7K

Are the indicators agreeing?

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

Gold (futures)+3.0CPI (All Urban Consu+0.82-Year Treasury Yiel+0.7M2 Money Supply+1.1Housing Starts+1.7Personal Savings Rat+1.2Russell 2000 (small +0.4Unemployment Rate+1.6 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2018

$100K invested 2018-04 → today (8.4 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).

$237K$333K$332K$187K$168K 2018 2026 397 100
━ This car $237K━ S&P 500 $333K━ Gold $332K━ Luxury $187K━ Housing $168K₿ Bitcoin $840K (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 (+41%). (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.

Gold (futures) leads by about 24 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.59). Shown shifted forward 24 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Subaru WRX STI ┄ Gold (futures), shifted +24mo
2018-04 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
41
Undervaluation
47
Liquidity
42
Speculation Opportunity
43
Depreciation Risk
58
Overvaluation
43
sell-through 33% sell through rate
asking -13% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
+1% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
sale prices +0.4%/mo median sale trend slope
+1% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
43 days on market median days on market
new-listing velocity 7% of active new listing velocity

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings20280
Median fair value$16,245
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.