2002 Ford Ranger: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

34 builds left the factory as a 2002 Ranger, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 16 main configurations sell for $2,000–$18,500 today.

  • 16 main configurations
  • 13,225 vehicles built
  • 73 for sale right now
  • $2,000–$18,500 typical price range

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What actually differs

4WD Base configuration 1FTYR10D-2 Base configuration 1FTYR14U-2 Base configuration 1FTYR10U-2
Engine 4L 6-cyl 2.3L 4-cyl 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl
Power 207 hp 135 hp 154 hp 154 hp
Doors 4-door 2-door
Typical price today $7,995 $11,000 $6,870 $6,992
For sale right now 21 7 12 9
Vehicles built 3,587 1,829 1,608 1,563
Same on every 2002 Ranger
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

74 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
4WD
$7,995
$1,940 $6,219 $10,498 $14,776 $19,055
Price trend

Median down $1,049 over the last 12 months.

2002 Ranger price history →
Will it hold value?

A Ranger typically keeps about 69% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,500 today.

Ranger depreciation by year →
Cost to run

15/20 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,740/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2002 Ranger

Safety, in plain English

What 1FTZR44E-2 means

1FT ZR44E · 2
1FT
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
ZR44E
together encode the Ranger line — Pickup, 4L 6cyl — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
2
in position 10 — model year 2002
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
18 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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