2018 Ford Transit-250: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

124 builds left the factory as a 2018 Transit-250, 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 3 of 3.

  • 28 main configurations
  • 15,127 vehicles built
  • 558 for sale right now
  • $1,000–$44,990 typical price range

Which Transit-250 is yours?

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What actually differs

250 3DR SWB Medium Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD 150 XLT LOW Roof RWD With Sliding Passenger-Side Door
Engine 3.7L 6-cyl 3.5L 6-cyl
Power 275 hp 310 hp
Body Cargo VAN VAN
For sale right now 14 1
Vehicles built 688 42
Same on every 2018 Transit-250
  • Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Typical price today $18,791

What people actually pay

377 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
250 3DR SWB Medium Roof Cargo VAN With Sliding Passenger Side Door · RWD
$18,791
$8,924 $14,160 $19,396 $24,631 $29,867
Price trend

Median up $2,282 over the last 12 months.

2018 Transit-250 price history →
Will it hold value?

A Transit-250 typically keeps about 23% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $4,995 today.

Transit-250 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-250

Safety, in plain English

What 1FTYR1CM-J means

1FT YR1CM · J
1FT
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
YR1CM
together encode the Transit line — Cargo VAN, 3.7L 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
24 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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