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2006 HONDA ACCORD EX VIN 1HGCM66896A047856

Gasoline 244 hp FWD Automatic
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Recorded odometer 127 796 mi
Year 2006
Engine 3.0 L
Power 244 hp
Fuel Gasoline
Transmission Automatic
Drive FWD
Colour GRAY
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Recorded damage Front End
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Airbags deployed In report
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Title group Clean
Title document CT

Recorded condition

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Runs and drives
Yes
Engine starts
Yes
Keys available
Yes
Start code
Run & Drive

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Mileage

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127 796 mi
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HONDA ACCORD EX specifications

VIN
1HGCM66896A047856
Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD EX
Year
2006
Colour
GRAY
Fuel
Gasoline
Engine
3.0 L
Cylinders
6
Power
244 hp
Transmission
Automatic
Drive
FWD
Recorded odometer
127 796 mi
Recorded damage
Front End

What buyers ask about the HONDA ACCORD EX

Was this 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX damaged before?

The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN 1HGCM66896A047856, if any, are in the full report.

Can I trust the odometer reading of 127 796 mi?

It is the figure as recorded, not verified. Compare it with the earlier readings in the full report: they can only go up, so a drop points to a wound-back odometer.

In which countries was this car registered?

Registrations abroad seldom reach local registers. If this car was registered in other countries, the full report names them.

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VIN 1HGCM66896A047856: history

This entry is for a 2006 Honda Accord EX. The fuel is petrol. The drivetrain combines an automatic gearbox with front-wheel drive. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

At the time of recording, the car had covered 127,796 miles. The figure is in miles and needs converting before it is compared with kilometres: one mile is about 1.6 km. Turning back an odometer takes little skill and leaves no visible trace, which is why earlier figures matter more than the display.

This Honda Accord EX is recorded with front-end damage. Whether the damage has been repaired since, and how well, is not something a damage entry can show. Damage rarely stays where it is first seen: an impact can reach the mountings and airbags behind a panel, and water or fire the wiring and electronics.

When checked, the car could be started and driven under its own power. A key was noted with the car. Running condition describes a single moment, and standing or work done since can change it.

According to the source data, the car has a clean title. Nothing on the title points to a total loss or a flood.

A car’s history is everything logged against it since it left the factory: registrations and owners, inspections, repairs and insurance claims. Pieces of a car’s history sit with registries, dealers, workshops and insurance companies, and none of them sees the whole picture. Much of a car’s past cannot be seen: a good body repair leaves no obvious mark, and neither do years of hard driving.

An engine that has had its oil changed on time is far less likely to cause trouble later, and workshop invoices are the proof. 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.

The VIN is a 17-character code assigned at the factory: it identifies the manufacturer, the model and its variant, and ends with a serial number unique to the car. The VIN of this Honda Accord EX is 1HGCM66896A047856. Scratches, fresh paint or a replaced plate around the VIN markings are warning signs in their own right.

A VIN report gathers what different sources know about a car, such as the number of owners, mileage readings, damage and any branded title. 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. Look up the history of VIN 1HGCM66896A047856 first, and let what it shows guide the inspection.

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