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

124 builds left the factory as a 2018 Transit, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 28 main configurations sell for $1,000–$44,990 today. Page 1 of 3.

  • 28 main configurations
  • 15,098 vehicles built
  • 565 for sale right now
  • $1,000–$44,990 typical price range

Which Transit 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.

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What actually differs

250 3DR LWB Medium Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD 250 3DR LWB LOW Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD 350 3DR LWB Medium Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD Base configuration
Engine 3.5L 6-cyl 3.7L 6-cyl 3.5L 6-cyl 3.7L 6-cyl
Power 310 hp 275 hp 310 hp 275 hp
Body Cargo VAN Cargo VAN Cargo VAN VAN
Typical price today $18,888 $18,495 $19,229 $21,996
For sale right now 24 24 16 12
Vehicles built 737 678 296 206
Same on every 2018 Transit
  • Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline

What people actually pay

377 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
250 3DR LWB Medium Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD
$18,888
250 3DR LWB LOW Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD
$18,495
$8,390 $17,878 $27,365 $36,853 $46,340
Price trend

Median up $2,270 over the last 12 months.

2018 Transit price history →
Will it hold value?

A Transit typically keeps about 23% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $4,995 today.

Transit depreciation by year →
Cost to run

15/18 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,910/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Transit

Safety, in plain English

What 1FTRS4XG-J means

1FT RS4XG · J
1FT
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
RS4XG
together encode the Transit line — Cargo VAN, 3.5L 6cyl, Rear-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
36 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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