From the beginning of 2020, the police check the meter reading during checks. If it turns out that the vehicle has a different mileage than the real mileage, the person reversing the odometer could face up to five years in prison. All the time, however, the problem of changing the odometer readings is considerable.
Carvertical, a company that deals with checking the history of vehicles, has prepared a report on which cars are most often “shot”. For this purpose, over 700,000 vehicle history reports from November 2020 to November 2021. 18 national markets were taken into account: Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, French, Slovenian, Slovak, Czech, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, German , Croatian, Russian, American and Italian.
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German premium cars have the most frequently withdrawn odometer
While the overall results were rather predictable, the first place is surprising. The car in which the counter is most often reversed is … the BMW M5. More than one third of these cars have a potentially low mileage. This is due to the high demand for the BMW brand, as well as the fact that it is a rare and expensive car. Interestingly, half of the top ten models with the most frequently reversed odometer are cars of this German brand.
The second and third places on the list are the BMW 7 Series and Subaru Outback with 33.4 percent. and 31.8 percent copies showing possible frauds on the odometer. The Audi A8 was the fifth car in which this risk was high, while the Audi A7 (25.8 percent) closes the top ten.
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Cars with the most often counterfeited TOP 20 mileage
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Matas Buzelis, an automotive industry expert from Carvertical, explains that premium cars among cars with the most frequently retracted odometer are the result of the fact that in their case you can earn the most. Odometer rollback is a relatively cheap and easy to carry out process that can translate into considerable profits for a dishonest car dealer.
Cars with a changed mileage are 5 to 15 years old
Most often, the mileage is changed in cars from 2006-2016, but the relationship between the vehicle class and the risk of this fraud is still important. Economy class cars are also on the list, but there are far fewer of them. Their years of production are similar.
The list also includes a Ford Mustang. It is also a popular car, because for a relatively low price you get high performance. As a result, dealers willingly import such cars and make them more attractive by withdrawing the odometer. People looking for a 2006 BMW M5, 2007 5 Series and X5 SUV should also exercise caution.
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Cars with the most often counterfeit mileage – by year of production
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Older cars, apart from being more affordable for the average Kowalski, are also easier to illegally “rejuvenate”. In addition, young cars have not yet traveled enough, and spinning the odometer of a car with 50 or 80 thousand. km doesn’t make much sense. However, it is always worth checking if the mileage is real, even with very young cars.
Diesels have a high risk of mileage recall
An additional factor influencing the reversing of the counters is the drive. Diesel cars are more prone to this because they travel longer distances. It is said that diesel units are designed to overcome routes and this is reflected in frauds, because the d = diesel limousine imported from Germany almost certainly ran on long motorway routes. Research shows that in the case of the Volkswagen Phaeton, 9 out of 10 cars with a winding meter have a diesel under the hood, and only one runs on petrol.
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Cars with the most counterfeit mileage – by fuel type
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In the case of the BMW 6 Series, the curly diesels are practically the same as the petrol ones, but this is only due to the popularity of the individual versions. Some vehicles only had gasoline units mounted. This was the case in the aforementioned BMW M5 or Ford Mustang.
It is worth checking each car before buying
In the last 12 months, the withdrawal of meters may have been related to 16.1 percent. vehicles. Premium cars from 5 to 15 years old and those with diesel engines are at the highest risk. Often these are also higher performance vehicles. Of course, even cheaper cars may have an underestimated mileage. For example, it was a fleet car that a dealer bought cheaply, then “rejuvenated” it and increased the price.
It’s also hard to find a real deal from a trader. If an imported car costs about as much as a private car, then there must be a catch somewhere. Remember that professionals have to bring a car, what it costs, and earn money on it. If the vehicle has suspiciously low mileage, the warning light should turn on.
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