2018 Ford Escape SE
Vehicle Details
SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Is this 2018 Ford Escape SE a good deal?
OAV verdict: Overpriced
Why: Listed at $15,988, comparable market range $7,980–$11,986, based on 13 comparable listings. Days on lot: 1,845 days (market average 118 days).
Market price position
$15,988 · $4,002 above market high
- Comparable range
- $7,980 – $11,986
- vs. market high
- + $4,002 (33% above)
- Comparable vehicles
- 13
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$9,983This vehicle $15,988 · $6,005 (60%) 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™)
$15,378This vehicle $15,988 · $610 (4%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-20) — 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 8–36 days).
What does Demand-Verified mean?
- This listing has been available about 51.3x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 8–36 days; this one is at 1845). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.
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.
Rick's Auto Sales
Cedar Rapids, IA
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About This 2018 Ford Escape
Listing updated: Aug 20, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Cedar Rapids, IA · On lot for 1845 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Ford Escape SE is listed at $15,988 by rick's auto sales in Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. It has 32,446 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is White. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 1.5L 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 13 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $7,980 to $11,986. 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 1845 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 Cedar Rapids, IA 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 2018 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 Cedar Rapids, IA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMCU9GD2JUC69024 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 Escape Market in IA
IA Market Listings
162
Average Price
$12,908
Price Range
$5,250–$23,995
Avg Days on Lot
118
Based on all 162 2016-2020 Ford Escape listings in the IA market, the average asking price is $12,908. This listing at $15,988 is $3,080 above the broader IA average (24% above the IA average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IA; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IA range from $5,250 to $23,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 118 days on dealer lots in this market.
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