2008 Ford Mustang: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

14 builds left the factory as a 2008 Mustang, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 6 main configurations sell for $3,800–$129,900 today.

  • 6 main configurations
  • 15,216 vehicles built
  • 298 for sale right now
  • $3,800–$129,900 typical price range

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What actually differs

Trim not recorded 1ZVHT80N-8 GT 1ZVHT82H-8 Trim not recorded 1ZVHT84N-8 GT 1ZVHT85H-8
Engine 4L 6-cyl 4.6L 8-cyl 4L 6-cyl 4.6L 8-cyl
Power 210 hp 300 hp 210 hp 300 hp
Body Coupe Coupe Convertible Convertible
Typical price today $7,900 $17,326 $8,500 $17,198
For sale right now 32 135 12 46
Vehicles built 6,202 4,928 1,633 1,206
Same on every 2008 Mustang
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Doors 2-door

What people actually pay

253 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Trim not recorded
$7,900
GT 1ZVHT82H-8
$17,326
GT 1ZVHT85H-8
$17,198
Shelby GT500 · RWD 1ZVHT88S-8
$41,574
Shelby GT500 · RWD 1ZVHT89S-8
$39,285
$3,686 $36,214 $68,742 $101,269 $133,797
Price trend

Median up $4,005 over the last 12 months.

2008 Mustang price history →
Will it hold value?

A Mustang typically keeps about 82% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $15,995 today.

Mustang depreciation by year →
Cost to run

16/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2008 Mustang

What 1ZVHT88S-8 means

1ZV HT88S · 8
1ZV
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
HT88S
together encode the Mustang line — Coupe, 5.4L 8cyl, Rear-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
8
in position 10 — model year 2008
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run 1ZVHT88S 085151317
8 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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