2013 Ford Escape: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

35 builds left the factory as a 2013 Escape, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 11 main configurations sell for $2,800–$27,760 today.

  • 11 main configurations
  • 92,293 vehicles built
  • 837 for sale right now
  • $2,800–$27,760 typical price range

Which Escape is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

SE SE · 4WD SEL · 4WD SEL
Engine 1.6L 4-cyl 1.6L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 1.6L 4-cyl
Power 178 hp 178 hp 240 hp 178 hp
Typical price today $6,999 $6,995 $6,999 $7,540
For sale right now 155 105 89 76
Vehicles built 17,170 12,367 10,168 8,700
Same on every 2013 Escape
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,276 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SE
$6,999
SE · 4WD 1FMCU9GX-D
$6,995
SEL · 4WD
$6,999
SEL
$7,540
Titanium · 4WD
$7,899
SE · 4WD 1FMCU9G9-D
$7,475
$2,716 $9,185 $15,655 $22,124 $28,593
Price trend

Median down $418 over the last 12 months.

2013 Escape price history →
Will it hold value?

A Escape typically keeps about 79% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,497 today.

Escape depreciation by year →
Cost to run

21/28 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,940/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2013 Escape

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ 4 / 5

18 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What 1FMCU9HX-D means

1FM CU9HX · D
1FM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
CU9HX
together encode the Escape line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 1.6L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
D
in position 10 — model year 2013
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1FMCU9HX 1DUB81465
24 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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