2018 Ford Explorer Platinum

Listed by a franchise dealer in Wendell, NC · On lot for 62 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2018 Ford Explorer Platinum is listed at $14,300 by leith gmc in Wendell, NC 27591. It has 145,821 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 AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as a Great Deal — priced below market value. Based on 21 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $14,500 to $23,799. The local market range in NC is $18,499 to $22,199. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).

This vehicle has been on the lot for 62 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 Wendell, NC suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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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 (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. 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 a franchise dealer in Wendell, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FM5K8HT2JGC22623 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 NC

Based on all 496 2016-2020 Ford Explorer listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $18,071. This listing at $14,300 is $3,771 below the broader NC average (21% 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 $2,995 to $61,630. Similar vehicles spend an average of 66 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)