5 Surprising Facts a Carfax Report Can Tell You 

Here in Canada we have carproof I allways run 🏃‍♀️ my own after I look at there’s and compare

The service is actually free for mechanics. Carfax gets the data. Using the mycarfax app you can upload receipts of oil and filter to your car which can be shown as proof of service. Yes somebody may have maintained a vehicle but if all you have to go on when buying a used vehicle is one with history of oil changes and one without - which would you pick?

@@timeactor guy should just save receipts for oil and parts hehe

There are reasons to prefer dealership-serviced over owner-serviced.

@@aliendroneservices6621 That depends on the owner that is doing the work. I always trust my own work over any dealership. But not all owners are good Mr. Or Mrs. Fixits.

You've probably figured this out by now, but: CarFax won't show personal history on the report. If you use their Car Care service, this is only a way for the owner to track their maintenance. Information added here will also NOT appear on the official CarFax report. The best way to navigate this situation is to keep meticulous records of service done on the vehicle. Present your vehicle service records to the seller with receipts, dates, odometer mileage at time of service, any replaced parts receipts and serials, oil type and oil change interval, etc. This will fill the gap and may help increase the value of the car. The vehicle service records can be kept digitally or physically. People used to keep a condensed version of the records in their glove box. In older cars, there is a section for maintenance records log in the back of the Owners Manual. That being said, if you are trading in the vehicle to a dealership, they won't care about your records and will probably trash them. If you are selling to an individual, it is possible they will also not care since most consumers are not mechanically inclined. Some people stop logging their personal service records after a high mileage, such as 150k or 200k, because at that point it won't help very much.

CarFax will only show services that were performed at a facility that pays Carfax a yearly fee. Dealers usually have this arrangement and that is why dealer services show up. I often see Meineke and Pep Boys on a Carfax report. However most independents are not in the CarFax network.

YourCarAngel This is a POINT THAT SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED!

Funny thing. I would think cars from Oklahoma would be far, far less riskier than cars from Florida.

Don't know if it helps answer your question, but here in utah we get used cars from back east all the time it seems. Almost all Toyotas are from New York I swear. I asked the dealer we bought a car from why most of their cars are from back east and they said they usually have lower miles back east than here in utah with used cars.We keep cars for forever or till it's about dead, those cars don't sell well if at all. Those cars from back east aren't as sought after cars like they are here in utah, especially SUV's or anything with 4WD/AWD. Especially come winter time, there is a spike in SUV cars at dealerships. Some dealerships have ties to smaller ones around the country and will ship out anything that doesn't sell well in the area or has been sitting for awhile as well which helps out both dealerships. I noticed while I was in california on a mission; low riding cars, sports cars, anything that is classic, or are smaller more energy efficient cars dominate the roads. Here in utah, we have more rugged cars that are higher off the ground or have more power to get through snow or over rough roads for off roading or sports. Low riding cars in particular get stuck on hill transitions here and do very poorly in the snow so its rare to see them. Different cars sell better in different climates so dealerships that have a hard time with certain types of cars that sit for awhile and don't sell are lost profits. In this case that car space would be better spent on different type of car. They ship it off and they will also have less cars of a particular type and less supply which can lead to more demand. That raises the price up. An excess of cars that just won't sell; means they have to drop the price just to get it sold. They have an incentive to have just enough to meet demand, but not enough that it devalues what they have in stock. It could be anything really, but that's the best I can come up with.

Carfax has this problem with reports. Have you seen their price tag? The cost per report is very high. I tried checking the car at epicvin.com. Plus, their reports are much cheaper and more informative, and there are photos in the report, which Carfax does not have.

xx45acpxx You can get unlimited Carfax reports by license plate number and a limited amount by VIN (5 at the time of this reply).

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+YourCarAngel I didnt quiet get that, do you mean they only allow 5 searches by VIN in total ?! what a joke, i was gonna try getting it but now im little lost.

Doesn't matter. Greg only buys dealership-serviced vehicles.

juliana valencia It depends on what those events are that you are referring to. If they are accidents, auction events, multiple registrations etc... those are bad events. If they are maintenance entries then those are great entries.

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For carfax report with photos you have to use Usedvehiclepro.com -- it is the only website and report I have found with auction photos and history. Have a look at the sample report you can see the accident photos and auction history

@@mmatkoinfo thanks brother 🙏🙏🙏

Not true. Fleet vehicles arent always bad since fleets make damn sure to maintain the vehicle, via dealer service, since even an engine light is embarrassing to them. Not saying customers dont abuse them. Fleet doesnt always mean rental, could be a company car. Also most cars can go over 10k miles on oil. Its not 1980 anymore.