2026 Ford Explorer Utility Police Interceptor

Listed by a franchise dealer in Santa Maria, CA · On lot for 181 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Ford Explorer Utility Police Interceptor is listed at $52,017 by santa maria ford lincoln in Santa Maria, CA 93454. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 3.3L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as a Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the available comparable evidence isn't sufficient for a reliable verdict.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 181 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 Santa Maria, CA suvs 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.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2026 Ford Explorer 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 a franchise dealer in Santa Maria, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8AB2TGA78124 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.

2026 Ford Explorer Market in CA

Based on all 3,373 2024-2027 Ford Explorer listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $50,565. This listing at $52,017 is $1,452 above the broader CA average (3% above the CA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across CA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in CA range from $38,690 to $61,135. Similar vehicles spend an average of 90 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in CA

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Utility Police Interceptor — 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.