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2021 Ford Explorer XLT

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Vehicle Details

VIN1FMSK8DH8MGA20880
TrimXLT
Exterior ColorRed
Drivetrain4WD
Engine2.3L I4
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot18

XLT

Fair Price
$26,99840,515 mi

Greensboro, NC 27407

Is this 2021 Ford Explorer XLT a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $26,998, comparable market range $18,995–$29,587, based on 72 comparable listings. Days on lot: 18 days (market average 59 days).

Market price position

$26,998 · within market range

Comparable range
$18,995 – $29,587
vs. market
$8,003 above low · $2,589 below high
Comparable vehicles
72

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$24,291

This vehicle $26,998 · $2,707 (11%) 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™)

$26,052

This vehicle $26,998 · $946 (4%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-16) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Demand-Verified· Faster recent sell-through, still within the typical window
Faster recent sell-through

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 1141 days, and this listing is still within that typical selling window.

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.

Regional Range$18,995 – $29,587

Carmax Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

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About This 2021 Ford Explorer

Listing updated: Aug 16, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Greensboro, NC · On lot for 18 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Ford Explorer XLT is listed at $26,998 by carmax greensboro in Greensboro, NC 27407. It has 40,515 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Red. 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 72 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $18,995 to $29,587. 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 18 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 Greensboro, 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). Mileage-aware adjustment is also rolling out — on very high-mileage vehicles OAV 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.

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 an independent dealer in Greensboro, NC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMSK8DH8MGA20880 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

618

Average Price

$27,170

Price Range

$9,800–$61,630

Avg Days on Lot

59

Based on all 618 2019-2023 Ford Explorer listings in the NC market, the average asking price is $27,170. This listing at $26,998 is $172 below the broader NC average (1% 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 $9,800 to $61,630. Similar vehicles spend an average of 59 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: XLT — compare trims below)