What Does Vehicle Age Mean?
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Vehicle age refers to the usage duration of a car. Below are specific details on how to check a vehicle's age: 1. Look for accident traces and hidden issues: Lift the interior carpet to check for hidden damages on the body, and carefully inspect the doors to see if they have been repainted. 2. Identify the car's true age: Examine the rubber covering on the pedals, as this area most reveals the vehicle's actual age. Many worry that the original owner might have tampered with the odometer, but there's a way to verify this—request the car's recent maintenance invoices, which should note the vehicle's mileage. 3. Check the tire wear: If the edges of the front tires are completely smooth, it indicates poor driving habits by the previous owner, which not only reflects the tires' poor condition but also hints at the vehicle's age.
Vehicle age, to put it bluntly, is how old the car is from its birth to now. The most accurate calculation method is to start from the manufacturing date on the vehicle's factory nameplate, or look at the first registration date on the registration certificate. I pay special attention to this when buying used cars, after all, for every year older the car is, its residual value drops by at least 10%, and cars older than six years even have significantly higher insurance premiums. Nowadays, checking a car's age is very convenient—just enter the VIN into a WeChat mini-program, and the detailed manufacturing year pops up in three seconds.
