2016 TESLA MODEL X VIN 5YJXCBE22GF013193

This Tesla Model X was built in 2016. In place of a gearbox there is a single-speed reduction gear, and the car has all-wheel drive. The drivetrain is fully electric. The specification is taken from the source data.

At the time of recording, the car had covered 87,614 miles. The figure is in miles and needs converting before it is compared with kilometres: one mile is about 1.6 km. 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.

In the source data, the main issue is mechanical damage. Whether the damage has been repaired since, and how well, is not something a damage entry can show.

A key was there when the car was checked. A condition note describes the car at one moment; months of standing or later work on the car can change the picture in either direction.

According to the source data, the car has a clean title. Such a title means no salvage, flood or similar mark was recorded against the car; it does not rule out damage repaired without a claim.

Registrations, changes of owner, inspection results and accident claims together make up what is called a car’s history. The paperwork is kept by different bodies – registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders – so the history of one car is spread across many places. What a car has been through is seldom visible at first glance, and a respray can make even a badly damaged car look sound.

The battery is the most expensive part of an electric car, so the share of its original capacity still available should be measured. The charging port and the cables supplied with the car should be checked along with the battery. An electric car with all-wheel drive usually has a drive unit on each axle, and both deserve a check for noise and stored fault codes.

A history check works by VIN because the number never changes, unlike registration plates and owners. The record gives the VIN as 5YJXCBE22GF013193. A VIN that differs between the documents and the car, or shows signs of tampering, is reason enough to walk away.

A VIN report shows what has been logged: earlier registrations, odometer figures, damage entries, branded titles and theft checks, wherever such data exists. The absence of an entry is not proof that nothing happened; it may only mean that nobody wrote it down. A professional inspection makes sense whatever the paperwork shows, because no report measures corrosion, worn bushes or a poor repair. Before going any further with this Tesla Model X, it makes sense to look up VIN 5YJXCBE22GF013193.