Best VIN checking site? Car with possible undisclosed totalling from AutoSavvy

Jan 5, 2025
10:29:45am

ThirdStringStreamer All-American

Bought a car from AutoSavvy (AS) in Woods Cross last week. 2021 Kia K5 GT-Line. Loved the car from the moment I saw it. Maybe that was the problem. 🙁

AS car has salvage title due to theft. AS uses Experian AutoCheck for their reports and there were no reported accidents or damage.

Drove it to St. George and back this weekend. Love the car, but noticed some turbo whine and the car getting 30% fewer mpg on the highway than advertised. Decided to purchase the CarFax. Here's the comparison (leaving out what appear to be routine registration events):

Experian AutoCheck	Same	CarFax
	8/20 - Purchase
	11/21 - Stolen
	12/21 - Recovered
	1/22 - Salvage Title to insurance company - Nevada
	3/15/22 - New Owner, UT - Salvage title/certificate issued, rebuilt title issued
		3/27/22 - Damage report - Salvage Title to insurance co - Nevada (repeat of 1/22 events?) This could be note of accident?
	12/24 - Trade in to AS
Other Differences
2 open recalls (3/23 and 4/24), no known remedys		2 Recall, remedy available

Now that I've written it out, it doesn't look so bad. Curious about the second note of title to insurance company. Also, curious as to why AutoCheck doesn't show remedies for recalls but CarFax does.