Beware of Vehicle History Reports
Vehicle History Reports (VHRs) are a useful screening tool for potential used car buyers, unfortunately they have their own sets of issues and limitations. Their accuracy is only as good, or not as good, as the various sources reporting the data where human error is often involved. As a car buyer’s advocate and consultant I always recommend that my clients check the VHR on any car we consider. It’s a cost effective way to eliminate any rebuilt, salvage titled, major damaged, stolen, flood, lemon history or odometer rollback vehicles right from the start. Simply avoiding these vehicles is my main purpose for using any VHR. Some companies also provide the added benefit of title guaranties and other protections in the event that they missed reporting something major on a car you bought after purchasing their report. Sometimes though, a VHR may reflect negatively on a perfectly good vehicle that has not been branded in any of the..