2004 Ford Ranger: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

27 builds left the factory as a 2004 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 $5,995–$20,995 today.

  • 16 main configurations
  • 13,096 vehicles built
  • 80 for sale right now
  • $5,995–$20,995 typical price range

Which Ranger is yours?

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What actually differs

4WD Base configuration 1FTYR14U-4 Base configuration 1FTYR10U-4 Base configuration 1FTYR10D-4
Engine 4L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl 2.3L 4-cyl
Power 207 hp 148 hp 148 hp 143 hp
Doors 4-door 2-door — —
Typical price today $11,999 $8,999 $7,995 $9,095
For sale right now 20 10 11 6
Vehicles built 2,915 2,002 1,899 1,713
Same on every 2004 Ranger
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

81 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
4WD
$11,999
$5,815 $9,768 $13,720 $17,673 $21,625
Price trend

Median up $347 over the last 12 months.

2004 Ranger price history →
Will it hold value?

A Ranger typically keeps about 74% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $6,997 today.

Ranger depreciation by year →
Cost to run

19/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2004 Ranger

Safety, in plain English

What 1FTYR10U-4 means

1FT YR10U · 4
1FT
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
YR10U
together encode the Ranger line — Pickup, 3L 6cyl — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
4
in position 10 — model year 2004
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1FTYR10U 84PA37439 1FTYR10U 84TA18719 1FTYR10U 24PA68850
11 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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