2018 Ford Focus SE
Vehicle Details
SE
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Is this 2018 Ford Focus SE a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $8,499, comparable market range $5,995–$18,995, based on 39 comparable listings. Days on lot: 170 days (market average 168 days).
Market price position
$8,499 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $5,995 – $18,995
- vs. market
- $2,504 above low · $10,496 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 39
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$12,495This vehicle $8,499 · $3,996 (32%) below MRP
MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.
True Retail Value (TRV™)
$10,451This vehicle $8,499 · $1,952 (19%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-02) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 11–62 days.
- This listing has been available about 2.7x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 11–62 days; this one is at 170). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.
Market Breakdown
Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.
West Chicago Auto Mall
Carol Stream, IL
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About This 2018 Ford Focus
Listing updated: Aug 2, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Carol Stream, IL · On lot for 170 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Ford Focus SE is listed at $8,499 by west chicago auto mall in Carol Stream, IL 60188. It has 71,100 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 1.0L I3 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 39 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $5,995 to $18,995. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).
This vehicle has been on the lot for 170 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Carol Stream, IL sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2018 Ford Focus against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- 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 Carol Stream, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FADP3FE6JL285665 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 within the same geographic market.
2018 Ford Focus Market in IL
IL Market Listings
110
Average Price
$11,297
Price Range
$1,800–$37,990
Avg Days on Lot
168
Based on all 110 2016-2020 Ford Focus listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $11,297. This listing at $8,499 is $2,798 below the broader IL average (25% below the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $1,800 to $37,990. Similar vehicles spend an average of 168 days on dealer lots in this market.
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