1998 HONDA ACCORD LX VIN 1HGCG5648WA077204
Damage map
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Checks that matter for registration and resaleRecorded condition
What the source noted about the car as it stands- Runs and drives
- Yes
- Engine starts
- Yes
- Keys available
- Yes
- Start code
- Run & Drive
History timeline
Data decoded from the VIN is shown. Records on file, if any, are in the full report.Mileage
Odometer reading as recorded at the sourceEarlier photos may be in the report
Check before you buy
Four things worth checking on any used carHONDA ACCORD LX specifications
- VIN
- 1HGCG5648WA077204
- Make
- HONDA
- Model
- ACCORD LX
- Year
- 1998
- Colour
- SILVER
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Engine
- 2.3 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Power
- 150 hp
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- Recorded odometer
- 314 455 mi
- Recorded damage
- Normal Wear
What buyers ask about the HONDA ACCORD LX
Was this 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX damaged before?
The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN 1HGCG5648WA077204, if any, are in the full report.
Can I trust the odometer reading of 314 455 mi?
It is the figure as recorded, not verified. Compare it with the earlier readings in the full report: they can only go up, so a drop points to a wound-back odometer.
In which countries was this car registered?
Registrations abroad seldom reach local registers. If this car was registered in other countries, the full report names them.
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VIN 1HGCG5648WA077204: history
The Honda Accord LX described here left the factory in 1998. Power comes from a 2.3-litre petrol engine with four cylinders. The drivetrain combines an automatic gearbox with front-wheel drive. Every figure for this car is given as it appears in the source data.
The source data puts the mileage at 314,455 miles. The instruments count in miles; the same distance in kilometres is about 1.6 times the figure. Gaps of several years between logged figures deserve attention, as does any reading lower than the one before it. A service book or a folder of workshop invoices is the simplest place to find past readings.
No primary damage is given in the record for this car, which is not the same as proof that it has never been damaged. Signs of an old repair – uneven panel gaps, overspray, a slight mismatch in paint – can still turn up at an inspection.
The car is recorded as running and driving. A key was noted with the car.
A car’s history answers three questions: who kept it, how it was looked after and what went wrong along the way. A car’s paperwork is scattered: the registry knows about owners, the workshop about repairs and the insurance company about claims. A clean, polished car can still hide a serious accident, a flood or years of hard use.
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. This car’s identification number is 1HGCG5648WA077204. Scratches, fresh paint or a replaced plate around the VIN markings are warning signs in their own right.
A VIN report gathers what different sources know about a car, such as the number of owners, mileage readings, damage and any branded title. The absence of an entry is not proof that nothing happened; it may only mean that nobody wrote it down. A VIN check and a physical inspection answer different questions: the first says what happened to the car, the second what condition it is in now. With this 1998 Honda Accord LX, the first step is a look at the history behind VIN 1HGCG5648WA077204.
