2017 KIA SORENTO LX V6 VIN 5XYPGDA51HG209801
Damage map
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Checks that matter for registration and resaleRecorded condition
What the source noted about the car as it stands- Runs and drives
- Yes
- Engine starts
- Yes
- Keys available
- Yes
- Start code
- Run & Drive
History timeline
Data decoded from the VIN is shown. Records on file, if any, are in the full report.Mileage
Odometer reading as recorded at the sourceEarlier photos may be in the report
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Four things worth checking on any used carKIA SORENTO LX V6 specifications
- VIN
- 5XYPGDA51HG209801
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- SORENTO LX V6
- Year
- 2017
- Colour
- BLACK
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Engine
- 3.3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Power
- 290 hp
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive
- 4x4
- Recorded odometer
- 119 976 mi
- Recorded damage
- Rear End
What buyers ask about the KIA SORENTO LX V6
Was this 2017 KIA SORENTO LX V6 damaged before?
The damage in the specifications is what the source noted at the time. Earlier accidents and repairs on file for VIN 5XYPGDA51HG209801, if any, are in the full report.
Can I trust the odometer reading of 119 976 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 5XYPGDA51HG209801: history
This KIA Sorento LX V6 was built in 2017. Under the bonnet is a 3.3-litre petrol engine. There is an automatic gearbox, with four-wheel drive.
The car was recorded with 119,976 miles on the clock. A clock converted from miles to kilometres should be documented, since the swap can hide the true mileage. Gaps of several years between logged figures deserve attention, as does any reading lower than the one before it. Service invoices and inspection reports each carry a mileage figure, and lined up in order they show whether the clock tells the truth.
Primary damage in the record: rear end. The damage type is a short label: the extent of the damage and the quality of any repair still have to be judged on the car.
The car is recorded as running and driving. A key was there when the car was checked. Months of standing can leave a car with seized brakes and perished tyres.
According to the source data, the car has a salvage title. A title like this is issued when repair was judged uneconomical or unsafe. A branded title follows the car through every change of owner, so it remains part of its history.
A car’s history is the sum of what has happened to it since it was new, and most of it has left a trace on paper somewhere. No single office holds the whole story of a car: registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders each keep their own part. From the outside, a car with a repaired accident and a car without one can look identical.
Regular oil changes and timely work on the timing belt or chain decide how well an engine copes with age. 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. 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 VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q, which could be mistaken for digits; its 17 characters identify the maker, the model and the individual car. The VIN on file for this car is 5XYPGDA51HG209801. Scratches, fresh paint or a replaced plate around the VIN markings are warning signs in their own right.
Where entries exist, a VIN check can show changes of owner, past mileage readings, reported damage and whether the car is listed as stolen. Paperwork is only as complete as the people who kept it, so a report with few entries lowers the risk without removing it. However complete the paperwork, only an inspection shows the condition of the body, suspension, brakes and electrics today. The next step is to look up the history behind VIN 5XYPGDA51HG209801.
