2020 FORD FUSION TITANIUM VIN 3FA6P0D9XLR117884

This Ford Fusion Titanium was built in 2020. Power comes from a 2.0-litre petrol engine with four cylinders. The drivetrain combines an automatic gearbox with all-wheel drive. Every figure for this car is given as it appears in the source data.

At the time of recording, the car had covered 94,414 miles. Because the clock counts miles, any figure noted in kilometres has to be converted before the two can be compared. The mileage is high for the car’s age, so the suspension, brakes, seats and steering wheel deserve a close look. The number on the clock proves little by itself; earlier figures logged at services and inspections are what make it believable. Figures carry most weight when they come from independent sources: workshops, inspection stations and past title paperwork.

The main issue noted for this car is damage to both front and rear. A damage type says what kind of damage the car had, not how serious it was or whether it has been repaired since. With damage to both front and rear on file, the inspection should start with the crash structures at both ends and the alignment of the body between them.

At the time of recording, the car ran and drove. A key was noted with the car. Condition notes are a snapshot: the car may have been worked on, stripped of parts or left standing since.

According to the source data, the car has a salvage title. At some point in its life, the car was declared a total loss. Once issued, a branded title stays with the VIN for good, and it affects registration and insurance for every later owner.

Behind every used car lies a string of events: who owned it and for how long, what the inspections found and which repairs and claims were made. No single office holds the whole story of a car: registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders each keep their own part. What a car has been through is seldom visible at first glance, and a respray can make even a badly damaged car look sound.

On a petrol engine, a rough idle, misfires or a warning light on the dashboard need looking into. The automatic gearbox needs its fluid changed at the manufacturer’s intervals, and invoices should show that it was. 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.

The tenth character of the VIN stands for the model year, and the eleventh for the plant that built the car. This car’s identification number is 3FA6P0D9XLR117884. 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.

What a history report can list depends on what has been documented about the car: registrations, mileage readings, damage, branded titles and theft reports. Paperwork is only as complete as the people who kept it, so a report with few entries lowers the risk without removing 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. The next step is to look up the history behind VIN 3FA6P0D9XLR117884.