2012 Ford Escape XLT
Vehicle Details
XLT
Elgin, IL 60120
Is this 2012 Ford Escape XLT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Overpriced
Why: Listed at $7,995, comparable market range $4,399–$7,413, based on 21 comparable listings. Listed 52 days.
Market price position
$7,995 · $582 above market high
- Comparable range
- $4,399 – $7,413
- vs. market high
- + $582 (8% above)
- Comparable vehicles
- 21
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$5,906This vehicle $7,995 · $2,089 (35%) 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™)
$7,494This vehicle $7,995 · $501 (7%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-23) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally have sold faster than the market baseline, but this listing has been available longer than the cohort’s typical sell-time (about 9–48 days).
What does Demand-Verified mean?
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.
Affordable Autos
Elgin, IL
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About This 2012 Ford Escape
Listing updated: Aug 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Elgin, IL · On lot for 52 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2012 Ford Escape XLT is listed at $7,995 by affordable autos in Elgin, IL 60120. It has 107,241 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Blue. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.5L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Overpriced — priced above market value. Based on 21 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $4,399 to $7,413. These comparisons match year, make, model, and market, 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 52 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 Elgin, IL suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2012 Ford Escape against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — 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 typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Elgin, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMCU0DG1CKC77236 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.
2012 Ford Escape Market in IL
IL Market Listings
209
Average Price
$7,101
Price Range
$1,300–$19,333
Avg Days on Lot
174
Based on all 209 2010-2014 Ford Escape listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $7,101. This listing at $7,995 is $894 above the broader IL average (13% above the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $1,300 to $19,333. Similar vehicles spend an average of 174 days on dealer lots in this market.
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