Is the $15,488 price on this 2018 Ford Explorer a good deal?

OAV rates this as a Great Deal because the asking price of $15,488 is below the typical market range for this vehicle.

What is the average price for a 2018 Ford Explorer in KY?

Based on 576 comparable listings in KY, the average asking price for a 2016-2020 Ford Explorer is $17,688, with prices ranging from $4,500 to $45,235.

How long does a 2018 Ford Explorer typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Ford Explorer listings in KY spend an average of 39 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2018 Ford Explorer located?

This vehicle is listed in Richmond, KY 40475. VIN: 1FM5K8BH1JGC45248. Mileage: 82,229 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2018 Ford Explorer?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $16,535 to $16,535, based on 6 comparable vehicles.

Vehicle Details

VIN1FM5K8BH1JGC45248

TrimBase

Exterior ColorBlack

Drivetrain4WD

Engine3.5L V6

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypePremium Unleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot39

2018 Ford Explorer

Base

Unscored

$15,48882,229 miles

Richmond, KY 40475

Market price position

Lowest comparable ($)

16,535

Highest comparable ($)

16,535

This vehicle's price ($)

15,488

$15,488 · $1,047 below the market benchmark

$16,535 — single data point

Regional range: $16,535 (6 listings)
vs. market low: — $1,047 (6% below)
Comparable vehicles: 6

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data

Faster-than-average sell-through

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 9–69 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 refresh daily.

Local Range$16,535 – $16,535

Regional Range$14,787 – $16,535

Dealer Info

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About This 2018 Ford Explorer

Listing updated: May 13, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Richmond, KY · On lot for 39 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Ford Explorer Base is listed at $15,488 by a franchise dealer in Richmond, KY 40475. It has 82,229 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 3.5L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on 6 similar vehicles in the Richmond market, the estimated market range is $16,535 to $16,535. The local market range in KY is $16,535 to $16,535.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 39 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 Richmond, KY suvs 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 Explorer against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, 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.

This rating refreshes daily as inventory enters and leaves the market. The dealer on this listing has not yet activated on OAV, so the business name and contact details are anonymized here. Activated (paying) dealers appear with their verified business name and a Verified badge.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Richmond, KY, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8BH1JGC45248 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 refreshed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

2018 Ford Explorer Market in KY

Comparable Vehicles

576

Average Price

$17,688

Price Range

$4,500–$45,235

Avg Days on Lot

Based on 576 comparable 2016-2020 Ford Explorer listings in KY, the average asking price is $17,688. This listing at $15,488 is $2,200 below average (12% below market). Comparable prices in KY range from $4,500 to $45,235. Similar vehicles spend an average of 39 days on dealer lots in this market.