2026 Ford Explorer ST

Listed by a franchise dealer in Story City, IA · On lot for 98 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This new 2026 Ford Explorer ST is listed at $52,130 by story ford in Story City, IA 50248. It has 14 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Red. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 3.0L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as a Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin. Based on 14 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $55,468 to $65,204. The local comparable range around Story City, IA is $55,468 to $65,204; the local cohort is drawn around this dealer's market and can include listings across a state line. 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 98 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 25, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) 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 Story City, IA suvs market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

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Price history

Asking-price changes for this listing while it has been for sale at this dealer.

1. Aug 20, 2026 · Reduced $500 (−1%)$52,100
2. Aug 13, 2026 · Reduced $611 (−1.1%)$52,600
3. First seen Jun 30, 2026 at $53,211$53,211

Down $1,111 (−2.1%) across 2 price changes.

Based on observations of this listing. Dates reflect when a change was first observed; the dealer's own records may differ.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2026 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 at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
• Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
• Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
• Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Story City, IA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMWK7GC5TGC15507 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 vehicle market standardization technology (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.

2026 Ford Explorer Market in IA

Based on all 1,053 2024-2027 Ford Explorer listings in the IA market, the average asking price is $50,492. This listing at $52,130 is $1,638 above the broader IA average (3% 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 $38,171 to $60,290. Similar vehicles spend an average of 73 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Explorer Listings in IA

8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: ST — 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.