2012 DODGE DURANGO CREW VIN 1C4SDJDT6CC163309

This record covers a 2012 Dodge Durango Crew, finished in brown. The gearbox is automatic. The petrol engine has eight cylinders and produces 360 hp. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

The source data puts the mileage at 137,514 miles. The number on the clock proves little by itself; earlier figures logged at services and inspections are what make it believable. Title paperwork often notes the mileage at each change of owner, which makes it a useful cross-check.

The record lists mechanical damage as the main problem on this car. A damage entry is a starting point for the inspection, telling the mechanic where to look first.

When checked, the car could be started and driven under its own power. A key was noted with the car.

The car carries a clean title. With a clean title the car can be registered and insured in the usual way.

Registrations, changes of owner, inspection results and accident claims together make up what is called a car’s history. From the outside, a car with a repaired accident and a car without one can look identical.

Regular oil changes and timely work on the timing belt or chain decide how well an engine copes with age. Many modern petrol engines are turbocharged and direct-injected; where they are, the turbocharger and injectors belong on a specialist’s checklist. Automatic transmissions, CVTs included, are expensive to repair, so the test drive should include pulling away from a standstill and a stretch at motorway speed. Drive to all four wheels means more to maintain: differentials and couplings have oil of their own, which some manufacturers want changed at set intervals.

Stamped into the body and printed on a plate, the VIN is the one identifier that stays with a car through every owner, registration and repair. This car’s identification number is 1C4SDJDT6CC163309. The number in the car’s documents should match the one stamped into the body and the one on the plate at the base of the windscreen.

A VIN report shows what has been logged: earlier registrations, odometer figures, damage entries, branded titles and theft checks, wherever such data exists. No report is complete: a repair done privately and never claimed on insurance leaves nothing to find. A history report says nothing about the car’s present condition: the frame, corrosion, electrics and the quality of any repair are judged on a lift by a mechanic. For this 2012 Dodge Durango Crew, the sensible next step is a history check on VIN 1C4SDJDT6CC163309.