2015 MINI Hardtop S
IAAI 46223731 WMWXP7C59F2A33229
Rear end · 78,511 mi · Mobile, AL, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Hamburg
Looking at a used car in Hamburg? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Germany are routinely bought damaged at US and Canadian auctions, shipped over and repaired — and the auction photos show the state that car was really in, whatever the seller in Hamburg is telling you.
VIN history beyond the auction
Title brands, accident reports and odometer entries: the VIN history behind any auction lot.
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IAAI 46223731 WMWXP7C59F2A33229
Rear end · 78,511 mi · Mobile, AL, USA
IAAI 46210359 5N1AT2MT5GC883321
Front end · 102,143 mi · Pembroke Pines, FL, US...
Copart 66639096 5TFLA5DB2TX405193
Rear end · 9,593 mi · So Sacramento, CA, USA
IAAI 45665653 1C4NJCBA0ED602701
All over · 218,250 mi · Rosharon, TX, USA
IAAI 45423185 2C3CDXHG7HH537309
Front end · 88,997 mi · Meridian, ID, USA
Copart 68301936 JN1BV7AR6EM687164
Front end · 202,919 mi · Milwaukee North, WI, U...
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On the windscreen at the base of the glass, on the driver-side door pillar, and on the registration document. Check that all three match before anything else — a mismatch ends the viewing.
Especially there. A dealer may hold some paperwork; a private seller usually offers only their word. The VIN record does not depend on either.
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