2022 GMC YUKON 4WD DENALI VIN 1GKS2DKL8NR196987

This GMC Yukon 4WD Denali was built in 2022. There is an automatic gearbox, with four-wheel drive. The engine is a 6.2-litre petrol unit with eight cylinders. The specification is taken from the source data and has not been checked against other documents.

The car was recorded with 82,111 miles on the clock. A clock converted from miles to kilometres should be documented, since the swap can hide the true mileage. The mileage is high for the car’s age, so the suspension, brakes, seats and steering wheel deserve a close look. Turning back an odometer takes little skill and leaves no visible trace, which is why earlier figures matter more than the display. Figures carry most weight when they come from independent sources: workshops, inspection stations and past title paperwork.

This GMC Yukon 4WD Denali is recorded with damage to the right rear. 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 right rear quarter panel, the suspension on that corner and the boot floor.

A ‘runs and drives’ note means the car moved under its own power when it was checked. A key was present. Condition notes are a snapshot: the car may have been worked on, stripped of parts or left standing since.

Title status in the record: salvage. Titles of this type are issued to cars declared a total loss. The structure and the quality of any work done deserve a thorough inspection on a car with a branded title.

Behind every used car lies a string of events: who owned it and for how long, what the inspections found and which repairs and claims were made. From the outside, a car with a repaired accident and a car without one can look identical.

On a petrol engine, spark plugs, ignition coils and the cooling system are the routine items a service history should cover. 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. With four-wheel drive, mismatched tyres can strain the centre differential or coupling, so all four should be the same make and similarly worn.

A vehicle identification number has 17 characters: the first three name the manufacturer, the next six describe the model and its specification, and the last eight identify the individual car. The record gives the VIN as 1GKS2DKL8NR196987. A VIN that differs between the documents and the car, or shows signs of tampering, is reason enough to walk away.

What a history report can list depends on what has been documented about the car: registrations, mileage readings, damage, branded titles and theft reports. A repair paid for in cash at a small workshop leaves no trace in any database, so no report can list it. A professional inspection makes sense whatever the paperwork shows, because no report measures corrosion, worn bushes or a poor repair. For this 2022 GMC Yukon 4WD Denali, the sensible next step is a history check on VIN 1GKS2DKL8NR196987.