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2009 ACURA RDX VIN 5J8TB18269A005358

Gasoline 240 hp AWD Automatic
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Recorded odometer 182 177 mi
Year 2009
Engine 2.3 L
Power 240 hp
Fuel Gasoline
Transmission Automatic
Drive AWD
Colour GRAY
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Title group Clean
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Keys available
Yes

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Mileage

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182 177 mi
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ACURA RDX specifications

VIN
5J8TB18269A005358
Make
ACURA
Model
RDX
Year
2009
Colour
GRAY
Fuel
Gasoline
Engine
2.3 L
Cylinders
4
Power
240 hp
Transmission
Automatic
Drive
AWD
Recorded odometer
182 177 mi
Recorded damage
Normal Wear & Tear

What buyers ask about the ACURA RDX

Was this 2009 ACURA RDX damaged before?

The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN 5J8TB18269A005358, if any, are in the full report.

Can I trust the odometer reading of 182 177 mi?

It is the figure as recorded, not verified. Compare it with the earlier readings in the full report: they can only go up, so a drop points to a wound-back odometer.

In which countries was this car registered?

Registrations abroad seldom reach local registers. If this car was registered in other countries, the full report names them.

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VIN 5J8TB18269A005358: history

This Acura RDX was built in 2009. There is an automatic gearbox, with all-wheel drive. The fuel is petrol. Every figure for this car is given as it appears in the source data.

The source data puts the mileage at 182,177 miles. Gaps of several years between logged figures deserve attention, as does any reading lower than the one before it. A service book or a folder of workshop invoices is the simplest place to find past readings.

No damage entry is on file for this car, and the bodywork still needs checking in person. 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 was present. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.

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

A car’s history answers three questions: who kept it, how it was looked after and what went wrong along the way. No single office holds the whole story of a car: registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders each keep their own part. A clean, polished car can still hide a serious accident, a flood or years of hard use.

On a petrol engine, spark plugs, ignition coils and the cooling system are the routine items a service history should cover. 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. With all-wheel drive, mismatched tyres can strain the centre differential or coupling, so all four should be the same make and similarly worn.

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. This car’s identification number is 5J8TB18269A005358. 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. A professional inspection makes sense whatever the paperwork shows, because no report measures corrosion, worn bushes or a poor repair. For this 2009 Acura RDX, the sensible next step is a history check on VIN 5J8TB18269A005358.

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