2015 GMC YUKON XL C1500 SLE VIN 1GKS1GKC4FR616279

This GMC Yukon XL C1500 SLE is a 2015 model, finished in black. The drivetrain combines an automatic gearbox with rear-wheel drive. The fuel is petrol. The specification is taken from the source data.

A single figure proves little: what makes a mileage believable is a series of readings that rise steadily over the years. Figures carry most weight when they come from independent sources: workshops, inspection stations and past title paperwork.

The record lists damage across the whole body as the main problem on this car. Two cars with the same damage label can be very different: one needs a few new parts, the other major work. Some damage shows its consequences only later: corroded connectors and electrical faults can surface months afterwards.

No key is recorded with the car, and a replacement has to be coded to the immobiliser. Running condition describes a single moment, and standing or work done since can change it.

Title status in the record: non-repairable. A title of this kind usually means the car was written off as a total loss after damage.

Behind every used car lies a string of events: who owned it and for how long, what the inspections found and which repairs and claims were made. What a car has been through is seldom visible at first glance, and a respray can make even a badly damaged car look sound.

A cold start, the colour of the exhaust smoke and any oil leaks tell a mechanic a good deal about how an engine has been treated. A petrol engine in good order starts cleanly, idles evenly and pulls without hesitation. 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.

The ninth character of the VIN is a check digit calculated from the other sixteen, so a mistyped or invented number does not add up. The VIN 1GKS1GKC4FR616279 belongs to this 2015 GMC Yukon XL C1500 SLE. The VIN usually appears at the base of the windscreen, on a door pillar and stamped into the body, and all of them should match the documents.

What a history report can list depends on what has been documented about the car: registrations, mileage readings, damage, branded titles and theft reports. A repair paid for in cash at a small workshop leaves no trace in any database, so no report can list it. 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. Look up the history of VIN 1GKS1GKC4FR616279 first, and let what it shows guide the inspection.