Cars with the most twisted mileage
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Cars with the most twisted mileage

Together with carVertical Avtotachki.com, we have prepared a fresh study on one of the most common problems that motorists face when buying a car in the secondary market - the twisted mileage of used cars.

Cars with the most twisted mileage

Buying a used car is definitely not an easy process. Many buyers are forced to find a compromise. The ideal car appears to be new and cheap. The general condition of a car is most often assessed by its mileage. But buyers often don't notice if the mileage has been twisted. This leads to the fact that the motorist spends much more than necessary funds.

Why is it so important to check the mileage of a car before buying?

Each car is equipped with odometer, который показывает, сколько километров или миль преодолел автомобиль за время своей эксплуатации. Показания одометра как правило свидетельствуют об износе автомобиля. Тем не менее, показания одометра зачастую занижаются продавцом, что приводит к непредсказуемым эксплуатационным расходам для покупателя. Автомобиль может превратиться из выгодной сделки в финансовую катастрофу. Например, если пробег машины скрутили на 100 000 километров, то скорые поломки практически гарантированы. Также проблема возникнет при повторной продаже следующему владельцу.

Research methodology

carVertical, a company that checks vehicle history by VIN, has done a study to find out which cars are most likely to roll mileage. Data was collected from our own huge database carVertical... The list shows as a percentage how many instances of a particular model have had their odometer readings manipulated.

More than half a million vehicles have been analyzed over the past 12 months (from October 2019 to October 2020). carVertical has collected data from various markets around the world, including Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, France, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Germany, Croatia and the United States.

TOP-15 models with the most often twisted mileage

We present a list of models in which the owners most often underestimated the odometer readings. Buyers of used cars should check the mileage on the internet before getting their hands on it.

Cars with the most twisted mileage

These results show that the mileage is twisted most often on German cars. Another interesting observation is segmentation. The mileage of premium cars is twisted much more often. Luxury cars BMW 7-Series and X5 are likely to be sold by unscrupulous owners. Luxury car buyers can face big financial problems if the car they buy has run hundreds of thousands of kilometers more than the buyer thinks.

Twisted mileage models depending on the year of production

Age is one of the key factors in the reliability of a vehicle's mileage. Older cars tend to be checked more often. The study found that most premium rolling stock cars are older than economy cars.

Cars with the most twisted mileage

Older premium cars are the hardest hit by mileage scams, the data shows. The most curvy BMWs are those between the ages of 10 and 15. In Mercedes-Benz E-Class models, odometer rollback is usually observed in 2002-2004 models.

Economy-class cars that can be twisted are usually slightly newer. Data for Volkswagen Passat, Skoda Superb and Skoda Octavia show that these cars are most often subjected to mileage twisting during the first 10 years of operation.

Twisted mileage models depending on fuel type

Diesel vehicles are designed to travel much longer distances, resulting in more fraudulent use. Very often you can see cars that have covered a distance of more than 300 km. With twisted mileage, the cost of these cars can be increased with a margin.

Cars with the most twisted mileage

The data showing vehicles with mileage twist, sorted by fuel type, reflects a specific selection of vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe. Drivers in Western countries sell cars with high mileage and expensive maintenance. These cars with fake odometer readings are usually found in countries closer to eastern Europe.

Some cars such as the Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg and Mercedes-Benz E-Class are mostly diesel. In instances of these models with gasoline engines, only a few percent of cases of mileage manipulation were recorded. Thus, you have a better chance of avoiding the problems associated with twisted mileage if you prefer a gasoline unit to a diesel one.

Twisted mileage models by country

Run rolls are flourishing most strongly in Central and Eastern Europe. Western countries suffer less from the odometer rollback problem. Unfortunately, Russia is in the top 5 leaders in this indicator.

Cars with the most twisted mileage

The biggest problems with mileage twisting are observed in the markets for imported used cars from Western Europe. Every tenth car in Romania and Latvia is likely to have more mileage than the gauges indicate.

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Used mileage scams are affecting the car market by inflating prices on hundreds of thousands of vehicles every year. This means that used car buyers are being tricked into spending too much money on their car. This money usually ends up on the black market.

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