Ford E-250 · Engine family · 3 offered

Ford E-250 4.6L V8

The Ford is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 4.6L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 225 hp. We decode it on 13,120 VINs across 18 factory builds, and 197 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $8,999.

Cylinders
8
Power
225 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2003–2013

◷ Updated October 1, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$8,999
Configuration price reference
197
On sale today with the 4.6L 8-cyl
2003–2013
Model years it was fitted
18
Factory configurations
13,120
E-250 VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 4.6L 8-cyl sits in the E-250 engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

4.2L 6-cyl
1997–2003
$5,980
191–200 hp · 15 on sale
4.6L 8-cyl this page
2003–2013
$8,999
225 hp · 197 on sale
5.4L 8-cyl
1997–2014
$9,500
230–255 hp · 185 on sale

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Ford E-250 price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which E-250 years got a 4.6L 8-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2013 441 15 1 2012 3,114 64 2 2010 1,413 21 2 2009 1,192 21 2 2008 1,981 27 2 2007 1,657 18 2 2006 2,272 24 2 2005 135 2 1
2004 662 3 2
2003 253 2 2

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full E-250 report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

18 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2013

1 build

2012

2 builds

2010

2 builds

2009

2 builds

2008

2 builds

2007

2 builds

2006

2 builds

2005

1 build

2004

2 builds

2003

2 builds

Every 2013 E-250 build →

The 4.6L 8-cyl E-250: common questions

Which E-250 years have the 4.6L 8-cyl?

2003–2013 — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 18 factory configurations and 13,120 VINs.

What does a 4.6L 8-cyl E-250 cost?

$8,999 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

Ford — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

4.6L 8-cyl E-250 on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.