2014 FORD FUSION S VIN 3FA6P0G79ER151957

This record covers a 2014 Ford Fusion S, finished in white. Power reaches the wheels through an automatic gearbox. The petrol engine has four cylinders and produces 175 hp. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

The clock stood at 84,026 miles when the data was entered. A later figure lower than an earlier one points to a replaced instrument cluster or an odometer that has been wound back.

Primary damage in the record: minor dents and scratches. A damage type says what kind of damage the car had, not how serious it was or whether it has been repaired since. Given the kind of damage entered, a mechanic should look first at the paintwork and whether any dent has reached the metal underneath.

The car is recorded as running and driving. A key was noted with the car.

The record shows a clean title. Nothing on the title points to a total loss or a flood.

Every car builds up a history from the day it is first registered: owners come and go, inspections are passed or failed, and repairs are paid for. 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 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.

A VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q, which could be mistaken for digits; its 17 characters identify the maker, the model and the individual car. The VIN 3FA6P0G79ER151957 belongs to this 2014 Ford Fusion S. 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.

A VIN report shows what has been logged: earlier registrations, odometer figures, damage entries, branded titles and theft checks, wherever such data exists. No report is complete: a repair done privately and never claimed on insurance leaves nothing to find. However complete the paperwork, only an inspection shows the condition of the body, suspension, brakes and electrics today. Before making a decision about this Ford Fusion S, check the history behind VIN 3FA6P0G79ER151957.