2018 Ford Focus SEL
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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.
SEL
Houston, TX 77036
Is this 2018 Ford Focus SEL a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $6,400, comparable market range $5,699–$11,590, based on 12 comparable listings. Listed 10 days.
Market price position
$6,400 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $5,699 – $11,590
- vs. market
- $701 above low · $5,190 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 12
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$8,645This vehicle $6,400 · $2,245 (26%) 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™)
$11,687This vehicle $6,400 · $5,287 (45%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-23) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 10–48 days.
What does Demand-Verified mean?
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.
Mehran Motors
Houston, TX
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About This 2018 Ford Focus
Listing updated: Sep 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Houston, TX · On lot for 10 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Ford Focus SEL is listed at $6,400 by mehran motors in Houston, TX 77036. It has 61,400 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. 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 Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 12 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $5,699 to $11,590. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 10 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 23, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) 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 Houston, TX hatchbacks 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 at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.
Listings show OAV's PTM-derived deal quality and live market context. OAV-claimed dealers manage their listing profile and route buyer inquiries directly. Paid OAV partners can surface additional verification signals, but commercial participation never changes a listing's Price-to-Market verdict, eligibility, ranking, or confidence.
How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Houston, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FADP3M23JL226369 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 vehicle market standardization technology (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 TX
TX Market Listings
204
Average Price
$9,308
Price Range
$5,360–$15,619
Avg Days on Lot
164
Based on all 204 2016-2020 Ford Focus listings in the TX market, the average asking price is $9,308. This listing at $6,400 is $2,908 below the broader TX average (31% below the TX average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across TX; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in TX range from $5,360 to $15,619. Similar vehicles spend an average of 164 days on dealer lots in this market.
Similar Ford Focus Listings in TX
8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: SEL — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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