2017 LEXUS IS 300 VIN JTHCM1D26H5017997
Damage map
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Checks that matter for registration and resaleRecorded condition
What the source noted about the car as it stands- Keys available
- Yes
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
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Four things worth checking on any used carLEXUS IS 300 specifications
- VIN
- JTHCM1D26H5017997
- Make
- LEXUS
- Model
- IS 300
- Year
- 2017
- Colour
- WHITE
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Engine
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Power
- 255 hp
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive
- 4x4
- Recorded odometer
- 107 069 mi
- Recorded damage
- Front End
What buyers ask about the LEXUS IS 300
Was this 2017 LEXUS IS 300 damaged before?
The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN JTHCM1D26H5017997, if any, are in the full report.
Can I trust the odometer reading of 107 069 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 JTHCM1D26H5017997: history
The Lexus IS 300 described here left the factory in 2017. There is an automatic gearbox, with four-wheel drive. The engine is a 3.5-litre petrol unit with six cylinders. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.
The recorded mileage is 107,069 miles. The figure is in miles and needs converting before it is compared with kilometres: one mile is about 1.6 km. The number on the clock proves little by itself; earlier figures logged at services and inspections are what make it believable. A service book or a folder of workshop invoices is the simplest place to find past readings.
When the car was recorded, it showed front-end damage. A damage type says what kind of damage the car had, not how serious it was or whether it has been repaired since. Damage rarely stays where it is first seen: an impact can reach the mountings and airbags behind a panel, and water or fire the wiring and electronics.
A key is on file for the car. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.
The car carries a transfer document in place of a title. Without a title certificate, registering the car can take extra paperwork and checks.
Every car builds up a history from the day it is first registered: owners come and go, inspections are passed or failed, and repairs are paid for. Pieces of a car’s history sit with registries, dealers, workshops and insurance companies, and none of them sees the whole picture. A car’s past rarely shows on the paintwork: a well-repaired accident or water damage that was dried out is easy to miss.
Regular oil changes and timely work on the timing belt or chain decide how well an engine copes with age. Many modern petrol engines are turbocharged and direct-injected; where they are, the turbocharger and injectors belong on a specialist’s checklist. 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. The VIN on file for this car is JTHCM1D26H5017997. 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.
Depending on what is on file, a VIN report may include past registrations, mileage readings, damage entries, branded titles and theft checks. No report is complete: a repair done privately and never claimed on insurance leaves nothing to find. A professional inspection makes sense whatever the paperwork shows, because no report measures corrosion, worn bushes or a poor repair. For this 2017 Lexus IS 300, the sensible next step is a history check on VIN JTHCM1D26H5017997.
