2020 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE PREMIER VIN 1GNEVKKW4LJ263182

This Chevrolet Traverse Premier is a 2020 model. Power reaches the wheels through an automatic gearbox. Under the bonnet is a 3.6-litre petrol engine. The specification is taken from the source data and has not been checked against other documents.

A single figure proves little: what makes a mileage believable is a series of readings that rise steadily over the years.

The record lists fire 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.

Without a key, a modern car needs a replacement coded to its immobiliser before it can even be started. Condition notes are a snapshot: the car may have been worked on, stripped of parts or left standing since.

Title status in the record: no title, transfer document only. Without a title certificate, registering the car can take extra paperwork and checks.

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. The automatic gearbox needs its fluid changed at the manufacturer’s intervals, and invoices should show that it was. On a car with all-wheel drive, a whine or clunk when turning tightly at low speed needs a mechanic’s attention.

A VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q, which could be mistaken for digits; its 17 characters identify the maker, the model and the individual car. The VIN of this Chevrolet Traverse Premier is 1GNEVKKW4LJ263182. 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 gathers what different sources know about a car, such as the number of owners, mileage readings, damage and any branded title. Paperwork is only as complete as the people who kept it, so a report with few entries lowers the risk without removing it. However complete the paperwork, only an inspection shows the condition of the body, suspension, brakes and electrics today. Look up the history of VIN 1GNEVKKW4LJ263182 first, and let what it shows guide the inspection.