Ford E-250 · Engine family · 3 offered

Ford E-250 5.4L V8

The Ford is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 5.4L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 230–255 hp. We decode it on 16,975 VINs across 36 factory builds, and 191 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $9,500.

Cylinders
8
Power
230–255 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
1997–2014

◷ Updated October 4, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$9,500
Configuration price reference
191
On sale today with the 5.4L 8-cyl
1997–2014
Model years it was fitted
36
Factory configurations
16,975
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 5.4L 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
2003–2013
$8,999
225 hp · 197 on sale
5.4L 8-cyl this page
1997–2014
$9,500
230–255 hp · 191 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 5.4L 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
2014 969 31 1 2013 248 4 1 2011 2,329 29 1 2010 1,876 42 2 2009 994 12 2 2008 1,346 12 2 2007 1,636 16 2 2006 2,117 17 2 2005 894 3 2
2004 693 2 2
2003 909 5 2
2002 760 3 2
2001 655 4 2
2000 524 5 2
1999 420 1 4
1998 337 3 4
1997 268 2 3

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.

36 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.

2014

1 build

2010

2 builds

2009

2 builds

2008

1 build

2005

1 build

2004

1 build

2003

2 builds

2002

2 builds

2001

2 builds

2000

2 builds

1999

4 builds

1998

2 builds

1997

2 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 36. Every 2014 E-250 build →

The 5.4L 8-cyl E-250: common questions

Which E-250 years have the 5.4L 8-cyl?

1997–2014 — 17 model years in our VIN decode, across 36 factory configurations and 16,975 VINs.

What does a 5.4L 8-cyl E-250 cost?

$9,500 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.

5.4L 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.