2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS VIN 1GNDT13W72K204033

This Chevrolet Blazer LS was built in 2002. Power comes from a 4.3-litre petrol engine with six cylinders, rated at 190 hp. The gearbox is automatic, with four-wheel drive. The specification is taken from the source data and has not been checked against other documents.

The record gives the mileage as 141,113 miles. Because the clock counts miles, any figure noted in kilometres has to be converted before the two can be compared. Gaps of several years between logged figures deserve attention, as does any reading lower than the one before it. Figures carry most weight when they come from independent sources: workshops, inspection stations and past title paperwork.

No damage entry is on file for this car. Water marks under the carpets, rust in unusual places or a panel in a slightly different shade would point to damage nobody ever entered.

A key is on file for the car. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.

The record shows a clean title. Nothing on the title points to a total loss or a flood.

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.

A petrol engine in good order starts cleanly, idles evenly and pulls without hesitation. 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.

Every modern car carries a 17-character VIN, its identity for life, and no two cars share one. This car’s identification number is 1GNDT13W72K204033.

Where entries exist, a VIN check can show changes of owner, past mileage readings, reported damage and whether the car is listed as stolen. A repair paid for in cash at a small workshop leaves no trace in any database, so no report can list it. The past is on file; the car’s condition today is a job for a mechanic, who can check the structure, underbody, electrics and any repairs on a lift. For this 2002 Chevrolet Blazer LS, the sensible next step is a history check on VIN 1GNDT13W72K204033.