Mileage discrepancy

[Square Leg]

My lad looking to buy a car so I’ve HPI’d it.
A mileage discrepancy has been flagged up but I can’t quite work it out.

Car registered May 2016 so first MOT due 2019 (but MOT done in June)
For some reason the mileage was first recorded in 2018 by the NMR (see pic)



However, the mileage stacks up against the old MOT’s.

But, reason for this MOT date?
Expiry 18 months after it was MOT’d?

[jeremyc]

Covid/lockdown.

[TarquinMX5]

6-month extension granted in 2020 re Covid.

Eta, ah, beaten to it

[Square Leg]

Covid - of course.
How did I forget about those wondrous days..

So what about the NMR mileage in 2018?

[foccer]

2018 figure will be km

[Square Leg]

foccer said:

2018 figure will be km

Could be I suppose, but why would the mileage even be recorded only 2 years after registration, by the NMR?

[foccer]

Could be as reported at a service or insurance renewal.
Most likely at a service and the garage just got the numbers off the computer forgetting that most show that in km. Does the date tally (or almost) with a service date?

[sixor8]

At change of keeper, mileage can be recorded, although it's not compulsory. perhaps this was it?

[Alex Z]

A small anomaly 8 years ago wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.

[RS Grant]

Square Leg said:

Could be I suppose, but why would the mileage even be recorded only 2 years after registration, by the NMR?

Not sure if it links to the NMR, but you are able to input an odometer reading when selling a car.. so if that links to the NMR then it may be the reason, especially if that reading was in kms rather than miles as there is no way to specify which unit on a V5 document from memory.

[Trevor555]

There's a chance that's been clocked.

The first reading points to about 850 miles per month.

Take 850 miles per month up to it's first MOT and that's about 30,000 miles.

Many cars are clocked just before their first MOT.

If that's a high value car, dealers won't buy it.

[Bendo]

I'd run away. Probably from when it was serviced so got chance it had a hair cut. Either way, even if it's a mistake, its going to be there on its history forv every savi potential future buyer to see

[Dog Biscuit]

Alex Z said:

A small anomaly 8 years ago wouldn t bother me in the slightest.

Until its trade in/sale time and you need to convince buyers it's all legit

[66HFM]

I'd want to compare it with service info for the first three years as to whether or not the mileage stacks up.

Was there a change of owner at year 2?

How much is the car for sale for?

[Square Leg]

Going to check it over against the service history at the weekend.
I think it’s likely to be an input error.

[119]

Looks clocked to me.

[Square Leg]

A very kind chap on here has checked the online service history - there is none logged!
Kind of strange with a brand new S3..

I’ve found a pre delivery inspection from Cheshire Audi, but that was at 10 miles in February 2016 but the car wasn’t then registered until May 2016.

Anyway, it’s fairly local so will have a look at whatever paperwork service the dealer has.
It looks a lovely car on the face of it - rare Riviera Blue and nappa leather, 2 owners with the last having bought it in 2017.

Shame GDPR buggers up any investigations..

[119]

Any VAG product should have a dealer recorded service history, however that isn’t always guaranteed accuracy.

When we were looking for our Golf I called a couple of dealers and most were happy to email over the history records.

What seems odd to me is it’s had two owners and yet no service history recorded for either owner? And mileage discrepancy?

Nah, that wouldn’t be seeing my money.

[Square Leg]

Yeah, it’s a really weird situation.
Even the dealer bought it and I’m pretty sure they’d have done a Hpi prior.

[Trevor555]

Square Leg said:

A very kind chap on here has checked the online service history - there is none logged!
Kind of strange with a brand new S3..

I ve found a pre delivery inspection from Cheshire Audi, but that was at 10 miles in February 2016 but the car wasn t then registered until May 2016.

Anyway, it s fairly local so will have a look at whatever paperwork service the dealer has.
It looks a lovely car on the face of it - rare Riviera Blue and nappa leather, 2 owners with the last having bought it in 2017.

Shame GDPR buggers up any investigations..

I hope for you that the 18,773 is a mistaken entry, and should be 8,773

If you can't prove that, and get the records corrected, then as a buyer I'd assume it's been clocked, and walk away.

Clocking is normally done at a keeper change, so it may point towards a mistaken entry as the second owner took it on before the suspect entry.

Good luck with it.