2014 FORD TAURUS SEL VIN 1FAHP2E83EG117066

This Ford Taurus SEL is a 2014 model, finished in black. The drivetrain combines an automatic gearbox with front-wheel drive. The petrol engine has six cylinders and produces 288 hp. Every figure for this car is given as it appears in the source data.

The record gives the mileage as 96,160 miles. A clock converted from miles to kilometres should be documented, since the swap can hide the true mileage. Turning back an odometer takes little skill and leaves no visible trace, which is why earlier figures matter more than the display. Older figures usually turn up on service invoices, inspection reports and past title paperwork.

Primary damage in the record: front and rear. A damage entry is a starting point for the inspection, telling the mechanic where to look first.

At the time of recording, the car ran and drove. A key was noted with the car.

According to the source data, the car has a clean title. Nothing on the title points to a total loss or a flood.

A car’s history is everything logged against it since it left the factory: registrations and owners, inspections, repairs and insurance claims. Much of a car’s past cannot be seen: a good body repair leaves no obvious mark, and neither do years of hard driving.

On a petrol engine, a rough idle, misfires or a warning light on the dashboard need looking into. The automatic gearbox needs its fluid changed at the manufacturer’s intervals, and invoices should show that it was.

Every modern car carries a 17-character VIN, its identity for life, and no two cars share one. For this car, the VIN is 1FAHP2E83EG117066. A VIN that differs between the documents and the car, or shows signs of tampering, is reason enough to walk away.

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 history report says nothing about the car’s present condition: the frame, corrosion, electrics and the quality of any repair are judged on a lift by a mechanic. Before making a decision about this Ford Taurus SEL, check the history behind VIN 1FAHP2E83EG117066.