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2018 Ford Explorer Platinum

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Vehicle Details

VIN1FM5K8HT2JGA61125
TrimPlatinum
Exterior ColorWhite
Drivetrain4WD
Engine3.5L V6
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot38

Platinum

Fair Price
$19,49792,098 mi

Middleton, MA 01949

Is this 2018 Ford Explorer Platinum a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $19,497, comparable market range $16,997–$24,820, based on 19 comparable listings. Listed 38 days.

Market price position

$19,497 · within market range

Comparable range
$16,997 – $24,820
vs. market
$2,500 above low · $5,323 below high
Comparable vehicles
19

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$20,909

This vehicle $19,497 · $1,412 (7%) 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™)

$20,367

This vehicle $19,497 · $870 (4%) below TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-01) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 1454 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.

Local Range$16,997 – $16,997
Regional Range$16,997 – $24,820

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Middleton, MA

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About This 2018 Ford Explorer

Listing updated: Sep 1, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Middleton, MA · On lot for 38 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Ford Explorer Platinum is listed at $19,497 by alliance motor group in Middleton, MA 01949. It has 92,098 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. 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 19 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $16,997 to $24,820. 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 38 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 Middleton, MA 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 an independent dealer in Middleton, MA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8HT2JGA61125 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 MA

MA Market Listings

224

Average Price

$15,862

Price Range

$9,926–$23,419

Avg Days on Lot

104

Based on all 224 2016-2020 Ford Explorer listings in the MA market, the average asking price is $15,862. This listing at $19,497 is $3,635 above the broader MA average (23% above the MA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MA range from $9,926 to $23,419. Similar vehicles spend an average of 104 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in MA

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