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2018 Ford Explorer Sport

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Vehicle Details

VIN1FM5K8GT6JGC48191
TrimSport
Exterior ColorGray
Drivetrain4WD
Engine3.5L V6
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot12

Sport

Fair Price
$17,823107,299 mi

Orion Township, MI 48360

Is this 2018 Ford Explorer Sport a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $17,823, comparable market range $8,275–$21,075, based on 31 comparable listings. Listed 12 days · fresher than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–75 days).

Market price position

$17,823 · within market range

Comparable range
$8,275 – $21,075
vs. market
$9,548 above low · $3,252 below high
Comparable vehicles
31

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$14,675

This vehicle $17,823 · $3,148 (21%) 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™)

$17,335

This vehicle $17,823 · $488 (3%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-31) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 1450 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.

Regional Range$8,275 – $21,075

Skalnek Ford Inc

Orion Township, MI

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About This 2018 Ford Explorer

Listing updated: Aug 31, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Orion Township, MI · On lot for 12 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Ford Explorer Sport is listed at $17,823 by skalnek ford inc in Orion Township, MI 48360. It has 107,299 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. 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 in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 31 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $8,275 to $21,075. These comparisons match year, make, and model, 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 12 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 Orion Township, MI 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.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2018 Ford Explorer against similar vehicles currently available for sale — 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 comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
  • 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 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 Orion Township, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8GT6JGC48191 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.

2018 Ford Explorer Market in MI

MI Market Listings

610

Average Price

$15,481

Price Range

$9,047–$22,698

Avg Days on Lot

85

Based on all 610 2016-2020 Ford Explorer listings in the MI market, the average asking price is $15,481. This listing at $17,823 is $2,342 above the broader MI average (15% above the MI average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MI; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MI range from $9,047 to $22,698. Similar vehicles spend an average of 85 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in MI

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