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CAR INSPECTION CHECKLIST

History and Finance Check

  • Crash report

  • Insurance write-off

  • Finance check

  • Stolen car check

  • Previous Taxi check

  • No. of Owners check

  • NCT/CVRT Status & MOT History check

  • Most recent date of sale check

Service recommendations

  • Timing Belt/Chain

  • Brake Pads

  • Fuel Filter

  • Auxiliary Belt 

  • Oil Change

  • Cabin Filter

  • Tyres

  • Brake Discs

  • Air Filter

Document/ Equipment Check

  • Checking ownership of the car

  • Logbook

  • Number of keys

  • Service history book

  • Additional service documents

  • Instructions

  • Spare wheel set

Stolen Car Check / Modification of Identification Number

  • Door locks

  • Vin – number of a car body

  • Stickers

  • Windows

  • Seatbelts

Wheels check

  • Tyre depth

  • Tyre year

  • Brake discs (thickness)

  • Brake pads (thickness)

  • Tyre wear

  • Alloys condition

Inspection under bonnet

  • Manufacturing year of additional elements

  • Level of liquids

  • Traces of repairs

  • Presence of leaks

  • State of timing belt/chain (Upon availability)

  • State of Auxiliary Belt 

  • Signs of emulsion

  • Head gasket test (If needed)

  • State of fan

Cleanliness / Interior integrity

  • Door trim

  • Seat upholstery

  • Dashboard

  • Cigarette lighter / ash tray

  • Ceiling

  • Wear of interior elements

Functional interior checks

  • Interior lightning

  • External lightning

  • Horn

  • Windscreen wipers 

  • Headlight washer

  • Status of radio

  • Status of navigation

  • Status of CD player

  • Status of Steering wheel buttons

  • Window regulators

  • Mirror regulators

  • Mirror heating

  • Cigarette lighters

  • Seat belt condition

  • Arm rest

  • Door handlers

  • Boot opening

  • Seat control (Electric seats)

  • Sunroof

  • Heated seats

  • Heating in car

  • Front parking sensors

  • Rear parking sensors

  • Reversing camera

  • 360 Camera

Mileage check

  • Last mileage found in car systems

  • Mileage on last fault clearance

Diagnostics of electronic components

  • Vin – number in system

  • Absence of faults in electronic components

  • Injector performance (when possible)

  • DSG Automatic gearbox diagnostics (when possible)

External inspection of the body

  • Respray                                      

  • Rust, corrosion

  • Signs of repairs

  • Chip marks 

  • Dents 

  • Scratch

  • Fillers 

Test – Drive

  • Starter

  • Start of engine

  • Lack of unusual noises when engine is cold

  • Information on dashboard

  • Lack of unusual noise when engine is warm

  • Automatic gearbox (P, R, N, D)

  • Fixation, selection of gears in manual gearbox

  • Hand brake effectiveness

  • Lack of unusual vibrations

  • Lack of unusual noises

  • Neutral drive

  • Smoothness of speed up

  • Steering wheel alignment

  • Cruise – control

  • Brakes

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