Clean CARFAX
Simply put, a clean CARFAX means that no accidents or damage repair have been reported on the selected vehicle. This can give you the confidence that your prospective vehicle is in excellent working condition and hasn’t been involved in a serious accident that required professional repair work.
Accident Damage
Whenever an accident occurs and the police or insurance companies are involved, it will appear on the CARFAX report. This lets you know not only how many accidents the vehicle may have been in, but it will tell you the type of impact so you can make an informed decision.
Structural Damage
While this can be as serious as frame damage, it can also include something like a door panel being dented as a result of a minor fender bender. Either way, vehicles with this distinction are often found a much lower prices so you can score a great deal.
Airbag Deployment
This is an indication of a fairly serious accident, and therefore intensive vehicle repair. While not always the case, often this means front end damage which will once again score you a great deal on a high-end vehicle.
Additional Damage
Generally minor non-accident related items end up here. Such instances may include scratch or dent repair, broken rim replacement, or window repairs and replacements.
Manufacturer Buyback
Generally speaking, this means that a vehicle was returned by the customer. While reasons for this may vary from dissatisfaction to warranty repairs, these are generally very low mileage models that will drive just like new.