Body components (structural/reinforcing/panels) have accident-related damage, passive safety devices are defective, vehicle performance (including three-electric system) is degraded or performance remains limited after repair.
Accident inspection: main structure damaged, reinforcing parts undamaged, panels undamaged, hinges normal; Engine bay: key mechanical components normal; Exterior: 1 replacement, 1 sheet metal repair, 1 repaint; Interior: most features normal, airbag check normal, seatbelt normal, dashboard normal, instrument check normal, lighting system normal; Start-up check: main components normal; Onboard tools: none.
Unless the previous owner retained the original parts and provided them to us, we usually keep the existing modifications and clearly state in the report "includes non-original modifications." Since the standards for illegal modifications vary by country, buyers should assess whether these modifications can legally pass inspection in their destination country.
As rubber seals age, "slight oil seepage (oil stains but no dripping)" is very common in used cars and is not considered a major fault. Our recommendation is: as long as the oil level does not drop abnormally, just clean and monitor it regularly after arrival, without the need to immediately incur high costs to disassemble and replace the seals.
Our foreign versions of the report standardize terminology and include illustrations. For example, instead of just writing "control arm failure," we specify "Lower Control Arm Bushing Torn" to help your local technicians identify the issue directly.
