2008 ACURA TSX VIN JH4CL96898C008211
Damage map
If damage records exist for this VIN, the report shows the affected zonesTheft, liens and title
Checks that matter for registration and resaleRecorded condition
What the source noted about the car as it stands- Runs and drives
- Yes
- Engine starts
- Yes
- Keys available
- Yes
- Start code
- Run & Drive
History timeline
Data decoded from the VIN is shown. Records on file, if any, are in the full report.Mileage
Odometer reading as recorded at the sourceEarlier photos may be in the report
Check before you buy
Four things worth checking on any used carACURA TSX specifications
- VIN
- JH4CL96898C008211
- Make
- ACURA
- Model
- TSX
- Year
- 2008
- Colour
- GRAY
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Engine
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Power
- 205 hp
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- Recorded odometer
- 238 165 mi
- Recorded damage
- Front End
What buyers ask about the ACURA TSX
Was this 2008 ACURA TSX damaged before?
The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN JH4CL96898C008211, if any, are in the full report.
Can I trust the odometer reading of 238 165 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 JH4CL96898C008211: history
This record covers a 2008 Acura TSX, finished in grey. Under the bonnet is a 2.4-litre petrol engine producing 205 hp. The gearbox is automatic, with front-wheel drive.
The source data puts the mileage at 238,165 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. Title paperwork often notes the mileage at each change of owner, which makes it a useful cross-check.
Primary damage in the record: front end. The damage type is a short label: the extent of the damage and the quality of any repair still have to be judged on the car. A lift and a diagnostic check show what photos cannot: bent brackets behind a panel, chafed wiring or deployed airbags.
A ‘runs and drives’ note means the car moved under its own power when it was checked. A key was there when the car was checked. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.
A salvage title is on file for this car. At some point in its life, the car was declared a total loss. A branded title follows the car through every change of owner, so it remains part of its history.
A car’s history is the sum of what has happened to it since it was new, and most of it has left a trace on paper somewhere. 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, a rough idle, misfires or a warning light on the dashboard need looking into. 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.
Stamped into the body and printed on a plate, the VIN is the one identifier that stays with a car through every owner, registration and repair. For this car, the VIN is JH4CL96898C008211. 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. 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. Look up the history of VIN JH4CL96898C008211 first, and let what it shows guide the inspection.
