2022 TESLA MODEL Y LONG RANGE DUAL MOTOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VIN 7SAYGDEE6NF418567

The Tesla Model Y Long Range Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive described here left the factory in 2022. This example is fitted with all-wheel drive. Power comes from electricity alone. The specification is taken from the source data.

The recorded mileage is 95,733 miles. Because the clock counts miles, any figure noted in kilometres has to be converted before the two can be compared. A car that has covered this much distance for its age has worked hard, and a mechanic should judge the wear accordingly. Gaps of several years between logged figures deserve attention, as does any reading lower than the one before it. Title paperwork often notes the mileage at each change of owner, which makes it a useful cross-check.

The record lists damage to the left front as the main problem on this car. Whether the damage has been repaired since, and how well, is not something a damage entry can show. Some damage shows its consequences only later: corroded connectors and electrical faults can surface months afterwards.

A key was noted with the car. Condition notes are a snapshot: the car may have been worked on, stripped of parts or left standing since.

A salvage title is on file for this car. At some point in its life, the car was declared a total loss.

Registrations, changes of owner, inspection results and accident claims together make up what is called a car’s history. The paperwork is kept by different bodies – registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders – so the history of one car is spread across many places. Much of a car’s past cannot be seen: a good body repair leaves no obvious mark, and neither do years of hard driving.

The battery is the most expensive part of an electric car, so the share of its original capacity still available should be measured. Software updates and any battery or motor work carried out under warranty should appear in the car’s service history.

A history check works by VIN because the number never changes, unlike registration plates and owners. The VIN on file for this car is 7SAYGDEE6NF418567. The number in the car’s documents should match the one stamped into the body and the one on the plate at the base of the windscreen.

Where entries exist, a VIN check can show changes of owner, past mileage readings, reported damage and whether the car is listed as stolen. 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 7SAYGDEE6NF418567 first, and let what it shows guide the inspection.