Carfax report?

Member ID
#6298
Messages
40
Likes
8
#1
My car was hit 2 times in one week rigiht after buying the car. Wanted to see if the accidents were reported or not. Can anyone run a Carfax for me on this vin: 3FADP4GX8GM204694

Thanks!
 


zanethan

Active member
Member ID
#5608
Messages
557
Likes
194
#2
If it was repaired at a shop and with insurance $$ it was reported.
 


OP
J
Member ID
#6298
Messages
40
Likes
8
Thread Starter #3
If it was repaired at a shop and with insurance $$ it was reported.
My Z06 was repaired through insurance and a shop and didn't get reported because there was nobpolice report. The Fiesta had a police repprt because the 1st guy had no insurance and the 2nd was a hit and run that I was able to chase down.
 


Member ID
#5464
Messages
297
Likes
145
#4
Carfax is a joke. I have ran reports using CarFax that showed nothing ever happened to a vehicle and then ran the same VIN on AutoCheck to find out it was in fact in an accident. From what I have gathered dealerships can pay extra to have things removed from CarFax reports. Just a FYI.
 


Member ID
#7096
Messages
52
Likes
17
#5
You can’t pay to have a CarFax altered at all. If there’s a mileage discrepancy because Freddie Fat Fingers messes up the mileage on your car, THAT can be corrected but Freddie’s shop has to be willing to jump through a lot of hoops and be willing to help.
 


Member ID
#5464
Messages
297
Likes
145
#6
I had a fairly lengthy discussion with a third party leasing agency and they used AutoCheck because they said some dealers have been known to "Alter" info on a CarFax report. So, whether a report uses shady tactics or different means of gathering info, regardless, I am not here to argue a point or get off track of the OP request. Just trying to give the OP, as well as others, a heads up not to just take ONE companies report as gold.
 


Member ID
#7096
Messages
52
Likes
17
#7
I sent the OP a carfax and an autocheck 20 min after he made this thread.

But no, you can’t alter a carfax through carfax. What you do when you print one out.. well I guess you can photoshop anything.

Carfax and autocheck use the same sources but autocheck uses info gathered from auctions as well.
 


neeqness

1000 Post Club
Member ID
#4689
Messages
1,398
Likes
166
#8
While I do not know of dealers altering Carfax reports or not (although it wouldn't surprise me), I have chosen AutoCheck in the past because their reports are more detailed in general. I like having the extra info...started using AutoCheck many years ago and never looked back.

Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk
 


Member ID
#7096
Messages
52
Likes
17
#9
Things will show up on Carfax and not Autocheck too though so it’s better to use both. I appraised a BMW last week, Carfax listed an accident with damage to roof, front, and rear, but autocheck shows clean
 




Top