2021 Ford Explorer XLT
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2021 FORD EXPLORER
A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.
Recall campaigns
NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2021 FORD EXPLORER vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so these do not sum to the 26 vehicle campaigns on record.
- Power Train5 campaigns119 distinct complaints
- Engine3 campaigns56 distinct complaints
- Electrical System1 campaign42 distinct complaints
- Visibility1 campaign39 distinct complaints
- Back Over Prevention7 campaigns36 distinct complaints
Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.
Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.
FORD filed 292 other service communications for this model year, nearly all routine repair instructions. OAV lists only warranty extensions and service campaigns; routine bulletins are not listed.
These records describe the 2021 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 16 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 16 for this model-year.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-18. Recall records as of 2026-09-18.
XLT
Macomb, MI 48042
Is this 2021 Ford Explorer XLT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $17,500, comparable market range $12,995–$30,053, based on 80 comparable listings. Listed 149 days · longer than most comparable local listings (typical ~15–60 days).
Market price position
$17,500 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $12,995 – $30,053
- vs. market
- $4,505 above low · $12,553 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 80
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$21,524This vehicle $17,500 · $4,024 (19%) 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™)
$19,662This vehicle $17,500 · $2,162 (11%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-17) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 16–59 days.
- This listing has been available about 2.5x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 16–59 days; this one is at 149). 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.
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Macomb, MI
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About This 2021 Ford Explorer
Listing updated: Sep 17, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Macomb, MI · On lot for 149 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Ford Explorer XLT is listed at $17,500 by milano auto sales in Macomb, MI 48042. It has 111,000 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.3L I4 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 80 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $12,995 to $30,053. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 149 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 17, 2026. The patented comparable band is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Macomb, MI 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 2021 Ford Explorer against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. 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 Macomb, MI, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMSK8DH2MGC01960 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.
2021 Ford Explorer Market in MI
MI Market Listings
980
Average Price
$26,854
Price Range
$17,787–$34,904
Avg Days on Lot
70
Based on all 980 2019-2023 Ford Explorer listings in the MI market, the average asking price is $26,854. This listing at $17,500 is $9,354 below the broader MI average (35% below the MI average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across MI; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in MI range from $17,787 to $34,904. Similar vehicles spend an average of 70 days on dealer lots in this market.
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8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: XLT — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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