2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON SPORT VIN KM8J3CA2XHU593699

This Hyundai Tucson Sport is a 2017 model, finished in grey. Power comes from a 1.6-litre petrol engine with four cylinders. Power reaches the wheels through an automatic gearbox. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

The source data puts the mileage at 110,871 miles. A clock converted from miles to kilometres should be documented, since the swap can hide the true mileage. Services and inspections note the distance covered, so a car with an ordinary past builds up a trail of figures that climb year after year. Service invoices and inspection reports each carry a mileage figure, and lined up in order they show whether the clock tells the truth.

When the car was recorded, it showed rear-end damage. Two cars with the same damage label can be very different: one needs a few new parts, the other major work. With rear-end damage on file, the inspection should start with the boot floor, the rear panel and the chassis rails.

At the time of recording, the car ran and drove. A key was there when the car was checked. Running condition describes a single moment, and standing or work done since can change it.

Registrations, changes of owner, inspection results and accident claims together make up what is called a car’s history. No single office holds the whole story of a car: registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders each keep their own part. A clean, polished car can still hide a serious accident, a flood or years of hard use.

Many modern petrol engines are turbocharged and direct-injected; where they are, the turbocharger and injectors belong on a specialist’s checklist. The automatic gearbox needs its fluid changed at the manufacturer’s intervals, and invoices should show that it was. A car with four-wheel drive has extra differentials and often a transfer case, which an inspection should cover alongside the engine and gearbox.

Every modern car carries a 17-character VIN, and no two cars share one. The record gives the VIN as KM8J3CA2XHU593699.

Where entries exist, a VIN check can show changes of owner, past mileage readings, reported damage and whether the car is listed as stolen. However complete the paperwork, only an inspection shows the condition of the body, suspension, brakes and electrics today. The history behind VIN KM8J3CA2XHU593699 is the natural starting point before any decision about this Hyundai Tucson Sport.