Going to keep this as short and to the point as possible.
Bought a certified pre owned Lexus with a clean title. (No accidents. No reported damage etc.) with only one previous owner.
Received a copy of the carfax along with access to see the car’s carfax for as long as I own it.
I’ve owned the car for about 2 years. Never got into an accident and never reported any damage or anything along those lines.
Sold it to a dealer. Dealer auctioned it off. New buyer. Yada yada yada.
I still get emails from carfax about any upcoming services that may be due. (I never removed the car and never informed carfax it has a new owner. So I’m still able to view all of the details and information on the car on carfax.)
I was bored and decided to check out where the car was now located and the miles and stuff. And i notice there was an accident reported.
I scroll down and see an accident was reported during the original (1st) owners time of owning it!
I knew for a fact that I purchased the car without any accidents on the carfax report so surprisingly I still had the physical copy of the report. And sure enough, the carfax states no accidents. I checked the details, vin etc. and everything lines up.
Why would the carfax NOW report of an accident during the originals owners ownership? Can I take the dealer to court? Do dealers pay off carfax to not list disclose any accidents? (It’s very easy to add an oil change or a service to the carfax report with the internet access I was given when I purchased the car. So I have to ask)
What do you recommend I do? (If anything)