THE SPECS GUIDE

2018 Ford Explorer

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Specification	XLT · 4WD 1FM5K8D8-J	XLT · FWD 1FM5K7D8-J	Sport · 4WD 1FM5K8GT-J	Sport · 4WD 1FM5K8G8-L	Police · 4WD 1FM5K8AT-J	Trim not recorded XFM5K7B8-J	Base · FWD 1FM5K7BB-J	Base · FWD 1FMK5K8B-6	W/Ford Engine 1FMJKA2T-J	Police · 4WD 1FM5K8AR-J	Limited · 4WD 1FMSK8F8-J	XLT 0005K8D8-J	Limited · 4WD 1FM5K8F8-J	Limited · 4WD 1FM5K8FH-J	Base · 4WD 1FM5K8B8-J	Trim not recorded 1FMHK708-B	XLT · 4WD 1FM5K8DH-J	XLT · FWD 1FM5K7D5-J	XLT · FWD 1FM5K7DH-J	XLT · FWD 1FMSKBD8-J	Trim not recorded 1FM5K9D8-J	XLT · FWD 1FMSK7D8-J	Base · FWD 1FM5KYD8-J	Base · 4WD 1FM5K8BH-J	Limited · FWD 1FM5K7FH-J	Sport 00M5K8GT-J	Base · FWD 1FM5K7B8-J	Platinum · 4WD 1FM5K8HT-J	Limited · FWD 1FM5K7F8-J	Base · FWD 1FM5K7BH-J	XLT · 4WD 1FMEK8D8-J	Trim not recorded HC9889XX-X
Engine	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	2.9L 6-cyl	3.7L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	Not recorded	3.5L 6-cyl	2.3L 4-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	2.3L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2.3L 4-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	3.5L 6-cyl	Not recorded	2.3L 4-cyl	2.3L 4-cyl	Not recorded	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	2.3L 4-cyl	3.5L 6-cyl	Not recorded
Power	290 hp	290 hp	365 hp	290 hp	365 hp	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	140 hp	304 hp	290 hp	Not recorded	290 hp	280 hp	290 hp	290 hp	280 hp	Not recorded	280 hp	Not recorded	Not recorded	290 hp	Not recorded	280 hp	280 hp	Not recorded	290 hp	365 hp	290 hp	280 hp	290 hp	Not recorded
Drivetrain	Four-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other
Body	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded
Seats	7	7	7	7	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	7	7	7	Not recorded	7	7	7	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	7	7	Not recorded	7	7	7	7	7	Not recorded
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded
Median asking price	$14,999	$14,951	$17,456	Not recorded	$10,900	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$9,693	Not recorded	Not recorded	$16,247	$17,469	$15,220	Not recorded	$15,263	Not recorded	$14,500	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$16,377	$15,349	Not recorded	$14,882	$18,995	$15,900	$12,989	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	1,081	591	519	Not recorded	8	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	85	Not recorded	Not recorded	283	79	124	Not recorded	154	Not recorded	122	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	62	97	Not recorded	100	328	223	17	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2018 Explorer

Base

7 VIN patterns

2.3L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8BH-J → 419 VINs in our data

280 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$16,377 median asking price

62 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

2.3L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7BH-J → 454 VINs in our data

280 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$12,989 median asking price

17 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8B8-J → 1,731 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$15,220 median asking price

124 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7B8-J → 2,643 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$14,882 median asking price

100 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

Engine not recorded · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1FMK5K8B-6 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7BB-J → 1 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5KYD8-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2018 Explorer

Limited

5 VIN patterns

2.3L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8FH-J → 1,470 VINs in our data

280 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$17,469 median asking price

79 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

2.3L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7FH-J → 1,901 VINs in our data

280 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$15,349 median asking price

97 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1FMSK8F8-J → 1 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1FM5K8F8-J → 7,029 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$16,247 median asking price

283 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7F8-J → 6,582 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$15,900 median asking price

223 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

2018 Explorer

Platinum

1 VIN pattern

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8HT-J → 6,719 VINs in our data

365 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$18,995 median asking price

328 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

2018 Explorer

Police

2 VIN patterns

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8AT-J → 318 VINs in our data

365 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

$10,900 median asking price

8 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.7L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8AR-J → 3,024 VINs in our data

304 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

$9,693 median asking price

85 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

2018 Explorer

Sport

3 VIN patterns

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1FM5K8G8-L → 1 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1FM5K8GT-J → 12,101 VINs in our data

365 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$17,456 median asking price

519 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

00M5K8GT-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2018 Explorer

W/Ford Engine

1 VIN pattern

2.9L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1FMJKA2T-J → 1 VINs in our data

140 hp

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2018 Explorer

XLT

9 VIN patterns

2.3L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K8DH-J → 3,439 VINs in our data

280 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$15,263 median asking price

154 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

2.3L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7DH-J → 3,147 VINs in our data

280 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$14,500 median asking price

122 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1FM5K8D8-J → 29,338 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$14,999 median asking price

1,081 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1FMEK8D8-J → 1 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1FM5K7D8-J → 17,876 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$14,951 median asking price

591 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1FMSK7D8-J → 1 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K7D5-J → 1 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

0005K8D8-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1FMSKBD8-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2018 Explorer

Trim not recorded

4 VIN patterns

3.5L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1FMHK708-B → 1 VINs in our data

290 hp · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1FM5K9D8-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

XFM5K7B8-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

HC9889XX-X → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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2018 Ford Explorer

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Base

Limited

Platinum

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W/Ford Engine

XLT

Trim not recorded

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