2006 HONDA PILOT LX VIN 5FNYF28126B012378

This entry is for a 2006 Honda Pilot LX, finished in grey. Power reaches the wheels through an automatic gearbox. Power comes from a 3.5-litre petrol engine with six cylinders, rated at 244 hp. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

The record gives the mileage as 151,316 miles. The instruments count in miles; the same distance in kilometres is about 1.6 times the figure. 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. Title paperwork often notes the mileage at each change of owner, which makes it a useful cross-check.

The record lists minor dents and scratches as the main problem on this car. 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 paintwork and whether any dent has reached the metal underneath.

A ‘runs and drives’ note means the car moved under its own power when it was checked. A key was there when the car was checked.

Every car builds up a history from the day it is first registered: owners come and go, inspections are passed or failed, and repairs are paid for. A clean, polished car can still hide a serious accident, a flood or years of hard use.

For the engine, the service history matters most: oil changes, filters and the timing belt or chain are the entries to look for. A petrol engine in good order starts cleanly, idles evenly and pulls without hesitation. The automatic gearbox needs its fluid changed at the manufacturer’s intervals, and invoices should show that it was.

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 on file for this car is 5FNYF28126B012378.

Depending on what is on file, a VIN report may include past registrations, mileage readings, damage entries, branded titles and theft checks. A VIN check and a physical inspection answer different questions: the first says what happened to the car, the second what condition it is in now. Before any decision, check what is known about VIN 5FNYF28126B012378.