2018 Ford Focus SE
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2018 Ford Focus
A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.
Recall campaigns
NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2018 Ford Focus vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 7 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.
- Engine1 campaign349 distinct complaints
- Power Train2 campaigns318 distinct complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System2 campaigns195 distinct complaints
- Equipment2 campaignsno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10
Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.
Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.
Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record
At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.
- Electrical System49 distinct complaints
OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Ford filed 107 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.
These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.
These records describe the 2018 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 8 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 8 for this model-year.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-21. Recall records as of 2026-09-21. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-21.
SE
Chicago, IL 60636
Is this 2018 Ford Focus SE a good deal?
OAV verdict: Unscored
Why: Listed at $5,995. The prices of comparable vehicles are too widely scattered to define a reliable market range, so OAV withholds a verdict. Listed 194 days.
Market price position
The prices of comparable vehicles are too widely scattered to define a reliable market range, so OAV withholds a verdict.
- This listing has been available about 3.5x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 10–56 days; this one is at 194). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.
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About This 2018 Ford Focus
Listing updated: Sep 21, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Chicago, IL · On lot for 194 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Ford Focus SE is listed at $5,995 by auto cars of chicago in Chicago, IL 60636. It has 146,630 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.0L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored. The prices of comparable vehicles are too widely scattered to define a reliable market range, so OAV withholds a verdict.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 194 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 21, 2026. The patented comparable band is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Chicago, IL sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2018 Ford Focus against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Chicago, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FADP3F27JL310756 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.
2018 Ford Focus Market in IL
IL Market Listings
103
Average Price
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Price Range
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Avg Days on Lot
131
Based on all 103 2016-2020 Ford Focus listings in the IL market. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Similar vehicles spend an average of 131 days on dealer lots in this market.
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