Factory build sheet
2018 Ford Focus SE
Build 1FADP3F2-J · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FADP3F2 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Focus whose VIN starts 1FADP3F2 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 14,202 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 14,202 known VINs
- 178 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Ford with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- 2.0L GDI
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 160 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$10,047 median asking price · 243 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $5,200 Top 2% of listings $15,398
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1FA | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | DP3F2 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Ford Focus as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
7 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Focus. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
14,202 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FADP3F2-J shares the specification above.
- 14,202 Known VINs
- 178 Listed for sale now
- 243 Priced listings
- $10,047 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 14 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Focus, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 SEL 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 3,779 vehicles · $9,977 median
- 2018 Titanium 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 2,335 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2018 SE 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 9,995 vehicles · $8,999 median
- 2018 SEL 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 2,690 vehicles · $11,220 median
- 2018 RS 2.3L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · AWD 415 vehicles · $35,210 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 243 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 14,202 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.