2021 Ford Explorer XLT
Vehicle Details
XLT
Charlotte, NC 28211
Is this 2021 Ford Explorer XLT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $21,896, comparable market range $18,998–$26,258, based on 34 comparable listings. Days on lot: 44 days (market average 53 days).
Market price position
$21,896 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $18,998 – $26,258
- vs. market
- $2,898 above low · $4,362 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 34
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$22,628This vehicle $21,896 · $732 (3%) 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™)
$24,268This vehicle $21,896 · $2,372 (10%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-07-31) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 14–53 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.
Sonic Automotive Concierge
Charlotte, NC
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About This 2021 Ford Explorer
Listing updated: Jul 31, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in Charlotte, NC · On lot for 44 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Ford Explorer XLT is listed at $21,896 by sonic automotive concierge in Charlotte, NC 28211. It has 64,359 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.3L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 34 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $18,998 to $26,258. The local market range in NC is $18,998 to $26,258. 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 44 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 Charlotte, 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.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2021 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.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Charlotte, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMSK8DH2MGA04142 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.
2021 Ford Explorer Market in NC
NC Market Listings
634
Average Price
$27,642
Price Range
$10,575–$61,630
Avg Days on Lot
53
Based on all 634 2019-2023 Ford Explorer listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $27,642. This listing at $21,896 is $5,746 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 $10,575 to $61,630. Similar vehicles spend an average of 53 days on dealer lots in this market.
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