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

20 builds left the factory as a 2018 Terrain, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 15 main configurations sell for $6,146–$28,745 today.

  • 15 main configurations
  • 45,369 vehicles built
  • 767 for sale right now
  • $6,146–$28,745 typical price range

Which Terrain 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

SLE · FWD SLE AWD Denali AWD SLT AWD
Engine 1.5L 4-cyl 1.5L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain Front-wheel drive All-wheel drive All-wheel drive All-wheel drive
Typical price today $12,788 $12,995 $17,278 $15,226
For sale right now 206 105 100 60
Vehicles built 14,061 7,555 4,357 2,898
Same on every 2018 Terrain
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,059 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SLE · FWD 3GKALMEV-J
$12,788
SLE AWD
$12,995
Denali AWD
$17,278
SLT AWD
$15,226
SLE · FWD 3GKALMEX-J
$13,734
SLT · FWD
$14,083
$5,961 $11,873 $17,785 $23,696 $29,608
Price trend

Median down $1,550 over the last 12 months.

2018 Terrain price history →
Will it hold value?

A Terrain typically keeps about 55% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,722 today.

Terrain depreciation by year →
Cost to run

28/38 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Terrain

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

No recalls on file for this model year.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash (optional)
  • ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency (optional)
  • ✓ Watches your blind spot (optional)
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane (optional)
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane (optional)
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 3GKALVEV-J means

3GK ALVEV · J
3GK
the World Manufacturer Identifier GMC registered — assembled in Mexico
ALVEV
together encode the Terrain line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 1.5L 4cyl, All-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
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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