No, it means that the vehicle has previously been damaged and/or repaired. This was announced during the sale of the vehicle on that date.

The estimate does not mean the vehicle was repaired. 

There may be other indicators on the CARFAX Canada report as to whether or not repairs were completed - such as an insurance claim, repair record or subsequent service record.

All estimates currently available to CARFAX Canada will be displayed on the report. For further information, we suggest getting the vehicle inspected to assess the extent of damage and previous repairs.

If you’re in contact with the owner of the vehicle, they can be asked to provide further details.

CARFAX Canada compiles the VHR from information received from thousands of sources. As extensive as our data network is, there may be other information about this vehicle that has not been reported to us.

Insurance carriers have different ways of classifying damage to vehicles. This classification deals with numerous types of damage that are not specifically coded by the insurer including a collision involving an animal, vandalism, damage by weather, tree falling on the vehicle and others.

This classification deals with numerous types of damage that are not specifically coded by the insurer - including collision involving an animal, vandalism, damage by weather, tree falling on the vehicle and others.

Due to privacy agreements we are unable to disclose our data sources. We recommend you contact the previous owner for more information.

If your report does not show the “No Reported Accidents” badge, we recommended having a trusted mechanic assess the current state of the vehicle.

Other damage records are supplemental records found about a damage event such as, glass records, repair records or an auction declaration.

A wholesale auction has reported a vehicle as “accident repair ” because the auction has confirmed repairs were completed.

We are not able to provide details pertaining to the repairs but we advise that you get the vehicle inspected.

A wholesale auto auction has reported that a flood has damaged the vehicle.