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2018 Ford Explorer Limited

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Vehicle Details

VIN1FM5K8FH4JGC53130
TrimLimited
Exterior ColorWhite
Drivetrain4WD
Engine2.3L I4
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot10

Limited

Fair Price
$16,500103,100 mi

Saint Clair, MO 63077

Is this 2018 Ford Explorer Limited a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $16,500, comparable market range $13,495–$21,035, based on 11 comparable listings. Listed 10 days.

Market price position

$16,500 · within market range

Comparable range
$13,495 – $21,035
vs. market
$3,005 above low · $4,535 below high
Comparable vehicles
11

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$17,265

This vehicle $16,500 · $765 (4%) 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™)

$16,807

This vehicle $16,500 · $307 (2%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-26) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Faster recent sell-through, still within the typical window
Faster recent sell-through

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 1042 days, and this listing is still within that typical selling window.

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.

Regional Range$13,495 – $21,035

Jim's Auto Sales

Saint Clair, MO

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About This 2018 Ford Explorer

Listing updated: Aug 26, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Saint Clair, MO · On lot for 10 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Ford Explorer Limited is listed at $16,500 by jim's auto sales in Saint Clair, MO 63077. It has 103,100 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.3L I4 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 11 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $13,495 to $21,035. 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 10 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 Saint Clair, MO 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.

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 surface additional verification signals.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Saint Clair, MO, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8FH4JGC53130 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 MO

MO Market Listings

365

Average Price

$16,873

Price Range

$9,992–$24,190

Avg Days on Lot

68

Based on all 365 2016-2020 Ford Explorer listings in the MO market, the average asking price is $16,873. This listing at $16,500 is $373 below the broader MO average (2% below the MO average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MO; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MO range from $9,992 to $24,190. Similar vehicles spend an average of 68 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in MO

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Limited — compare trims below)