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This is a real report we purchased through our own checkout: a 2020 Honda CR-V EX-L that an insurance company sold at a salvage auction in August 2026. Every record, photo, and date below is exactly what the buyer received — with notes explaining how to read each section.
Serious records found
- A salvage record was reported (Front end, 2026-08-28).
- This vehicle sold at a salvage auction on 2026-08-28 for $11,600 with reported front end damage (estimated repair cost $19,076).
- Listed on 9 auction sites.
The verdict strip is computed from the records below — red for salvage, salvage-auction, stolen, or odometer findings; yellow for market signals like heavy price cutting; green when nothing was found. A green report is evidence, not proof: no report can establish that a car was never damaged.
Salvage Check
Salvage record reported
- Front end — reported 2026-08-28
A salvage record means an insurer declared the car a total loss. Salvage and rebuilt cars typically sell 20–40% below clean-title equivalents — if the asking price doesn't reflect that, this record is your negotiation.
Salvage-Auction Records
Sold at salvage auction — 2026-08-28
$11,600
- Title at sale
- Cert of title-salvage title (IA)
- Reported damage
- Front end + Side
- Est. repair cost
- $19,076
- Odometer at sale
- 34,412 mi
- Seller
- Insurance Company
- Location
- Des Moines (IA)
Read the numbers together: sold for $11,600 with an estimated repair cost of $19,076 — the estimate exceeded the sale price. Photos are preserved in the report permanently, even after auction sites take them down. Auction photos are not available for every VIN; coverage depends on what the auction published.
Stolen-Vehicle Check
No stolen-vehicle records were found for this VIN.
Even a red report has clean sections — each check is independent, and the report says plainly when a check found nothing.
Odometer Check
| Date | Odometer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2020 | 4 mi | Online listing |
| Oct 30, 2020 | 5 mi | Online listing |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 34,412 mi | Online listing |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 34,412 mi | Salvage auction |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 34,412 mi | Online listing |
The trail here: 4 miles when first listed new in 2020, 34,412 at the 2026 salvage sale. A later reading meaningfully lower than an earlier one gets flagged as a possible discrepancy to verify — this car's readings are consistent.
Market History
- 12
- Times listed
- 2
- Retail sellers
- 0
- Price cuts
- 9
- Auction-site listings
Billion Mazda
$32,770
Oct 28, 2020 → Oct 29, 2020 · 4 mi · Sioux Falls, SD
Billion Honda
$32,770
Oct 29, 2020 → Nov 6, 2020 · Iowa City, IA
Billion Mazda
$32,770
Oct 30, 2020 → Nov 5, 2020 · 5 mi · Sioux Falls, SD
AuctioncarzAuction site
Aug 3, 2026 → Aug 28, 2026 · 34,412 mi · New Philadelphia, OH
Bid N Drive IncAuction site
Aug 4, 2026 → Aug 26, 2026 · 34,412 mi · Tucker, GA
Erepairables.comAuction site
Aug 4, 2026 → Aug 28, 2026 · 34,412 mi · Mount Clemens, MI
…plus 6 more listings in the full report.
The story the timeline tells: sold new in South Dakota in late 2020 at $32,770, then — after the 2026 total loss — listed on 9 different auction-resale sites within weeks. That pattern (many auction sites, no retail dealers) is what a car being flipped out of salvage looks like. Listing coverage comes from our tracked listing sources and varies by VIN; a car sold privately may have no listing history at all.
Open Recalls
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS (19V865000)
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY (22V380000)
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY (23V158000)
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS (23V524000)
…plus 3 more from the NHTSA scan in the full report.
Recalls come from NHTSA's public database for the year/make/model — free repairs the seller should have done. On a rebuilt car, an open structural recall is worth checking twice.
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