2016 Ford Explorer Platinum

Listed by an independent dealer in Sterling, VA · On lot for 87 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum is listed at $13,995 by champs auto of sterling in Sterling, VA 20166. It has 105,050 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Red. 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 10 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $13,999 to $17,298. 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 87 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 Sterling, VA 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 2016 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 an independent dealer in Sterling, VA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8HT0GGA73802 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.

2016 Ford Explorer Market in VA

Based on all 415 2014-2018 Ford Explorer listings in the VA market, the average asking price is $12,136. This listing at $13,995 is $1,859 above the broader VA average (15% above the VA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across VA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in VA range from $7,639 to $18,487. Similar vehicles spend an average of 112 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in VA

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