2018 Ford Transit Connect: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

17 builds left the factory as a 2018 Transit Connect, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 14 main configurations sell for $6,250–$25,998 today.

  • 14 main configurations
  • 8,011 vehicles built
  • 234 for sale right now
  • $6,250–$25,998 typical price range

Which Transit Connect is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

XL · FWD NM0LS7E7-J XLT · FWD NM0LS7F7-J XL · FWD NM0LS6E7-J XLT · FWD NM0GE9F7-J
Body Cargo VAN Cargo VAN Cargo VAN VAN
Typical price today $11,900 $12,995 $14,069 $18,795
For sale right now 93 26 19 12
Vehicles built 3,848 1,214 659 582
Same on every 2018 Transit Connect
  • Engine 2.5L 4-cyl
  • Power 169 hp
  • Drivetrain Front-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Seats 2

What people actually pay

331 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
XL · FWD NM0LS7E7-J
$11,900
XLT · FWD
$12,995
XL · FWD NM0LS6E7-J
$14,069
Wagon XL LWB FWD With Rear Liftgate
$18,890
$6,062 $11,241 $16,420 $21,599 $26,778
Price trend

Median up $1,252 over the last 12 months.

2018 Transit Connect price history →
Will it hold value?

A Transit Connect typically keeps about 63% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,832 today.

Transit Connect depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,020/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Transit Connect

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane (optional)
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What NM0AE8F7-J means

NM0 AE8F7 · J
NM0
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — the manufacturer and plant group
AE8F7
together encode the Transit Connect line — VAN, 2.5L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
J
in position 10 — model year 2018
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
3 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2018 Ford Transit Connect prices →