2015 Kia Optima EX
IAAI 46378904 5XXGN4A71FG453909
Front end · 88,589 mi · West Chester, OH, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Ibadan
Looking at a used car in Ibadan? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Nigeria 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 Ibadan is telling you.
VIN history beyond the auction
Title brands, accident reports and odometer entries: the VIN history behind any auction lot.
Example VIN history →
IAAI 46378904 5XXGN4A71FG453909
Front end · 88,589 mi · West Chester, OH, USA
IAAI 45461718 7SAYGDEDXTF631686
All over · 109 mi · Templeton, MA, USA
IAAI 45789311 WBAJS3C08LWW68512
Side · 1 mi · Kansas City, KS, USA
IAAI 44575260 3GNAXHEV5KL294026
Front end · 124,328 mi · Houston, TX, USA
IAAI 46151967 JTDKN3DP9E3060254
Front end · 138,407 mi · Los Angeles, CA, USA
IAAI 46313750 1J4FA49S24P764054
Front end · 177,110 mi · West Chester, OH, USA
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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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