2018 Ford Explorer XLT
Vehicle Details
XLT
Sycamore, IL 60178
Is this 2018 Ford Explorer XLT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $13,995, comparable market range $6,413–$19,335, based on 50 comparable listings. Listed 48 days · about typical for comparable local listings (typical ~15–90 days).
Market price position
$13,995 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $6,413 – $19,335
- vs. market
- $7,582 above low · $5,340 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 50
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$12,874This vehicle $13,995 · $1,121 (9%) above 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™)
$15,248This vehicle $13,995 · $1,253 (8%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-23) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 14–62 days.
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.
Drive Smart Motors
Sycamore, IL
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About This 2018 Ford Explorer
Listing updated: Aug 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Sycamore, IL · On lot for 48 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Ford Explorer XLT is listed at $13,995 by drive smart motors in Sycamore, IL 60178. It has 111,236 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 3.5L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 50 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $6,413 to $19,335. These comparisons match year, make, model, and market, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer — where mileage would distort a verdict, it withholds one instead.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 48 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 Sycamore, IL 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, using trim where trim data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparables for odometer; on very high-mileage vehicles it withholds a verdict rather than overstate a discount the odometer explains. 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 Sycamore, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8D8XJGC91349 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 Explorer Market in IL
IL Market Listings
682
Average Price
$16,969
Price Range
$4,400–$41,998
Avg Days on Lot
93
Based on all 682 2016-2020 Ford Explorer listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $16,969. This listing at $13,995 is $2,974 below the broader IL average (18% 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 $4,400 to $41,998. Similar vehicles spend an average of 93 days on dealer lots in this market.
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