2021 Ford Explorer Platinum

Listed by a franchise dealer in Wake Forest, NC · On lot for 10 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Ford Explorer Platinum is listed at $23,899 by crossroads auto group in Wake Forest, NC 27587. It has 112,228 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Silver. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 3.0L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as a Great Deal — priced below market value. Based on 14 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $28,099 to $35,894. 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 10 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 9, 2026. The patented comparable band 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 Wake Forest, NC 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 2021 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 Wake Forest, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8HC4MGA92655 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.

2021 Ford Explorer Market in NC

Based on all 593 2019-2023 Ford Explorer listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $26,406. This listing at $23,899 is $2,507 below the broader NC average (9% below the NC average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across NC; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in NC range from $17,517 to $34,954. Similar vehicles spend an average of 62 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in NC

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