2018 GMC Acadia: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

27 builds left the factory as a 2018 Acadia, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 16 main configurations sell for $6,900–$27,075 today.

  • 16 main configurations
  • 33,681 vehicles built
  • 713 for sale right now
  • $6,900–$27,075 typical price range

Which Acadia 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

Denali · AWD SLT-1 AWD SLT-1 FWD Denali · FWD
Drivetrain All-wheel drive All-wheel drive Front-wheel drive Front-wheel drive
Typical price today $18,299 $15,235 $14,232 $17,896
For sale right now 150 137 87 63
Vehicles built 6,154 5,484 4,958 2,947
Same on every 2018 Acadia
  • Engine 3.6L 6-cyl
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 7
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,041 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Denali · AWD
$18,299
SLT-1 AWD
$15,235
SLT-1 FWD
$14,232
Denali · FWD
$17,896
SLE-1 FWD
$12,995
SLE-2 AWD
$14,995
$6,693 $11,992 $17,291 $22,589 $27,888
Price trend

Median up $1,260 over the last 12 months.

2018 Acadia price history →
Will it hold value?

A Acadia typically keeps about 53% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,995 today.

Acadia depreciation by year →
Cost to run

21/25 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,020/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Acadia

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

2 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • ✓ Watches your blind spot
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 1GKKNMLA-J means

1GK KNMLA · J
1GK
the World Manufacturer Identifier GMC registered — assembled in the United States
KNMLA
together encode the Acadia line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2.5L 4cyl, Front-wheel drive — as GMC 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
11 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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