In a motor vehicle accident, the severity of damage to the vehicle is usually classified into three different levels: minor, moderate, and severe. For some particularly serious accident cars, they may be identified as "major accident cars". Identifying a car in a big accident is a very important task when buying a used car. A lot of people encounter such problems when buying a used car, and they don't know how to tell if a car has ever been in a serious accident. If you buy a vehicle that has been involved in a major accident in the past, it will bring you huge safety hazards and financial losses.
So, what exactly is the damage of a major accident car?
2.Airbag Deployment: Airbags are one of the most commonly used devices to protect drivers and passengers from accidental collisions. However, in some high-energy collisions, airbags often deploy automatically to protect personnel. Therefore, the cost and cost of repairs caused by the airbag in the event of a serious collision can also be classified as a major accident.
3.Damage to the inside of the engine compartment: The engine compartment usually contains critical components such as the engine, gearbox, and related components. In a traffic accident, if the engine compartment is damaged and further affects the normal operation of the engine or transmission system, it can also be considered as a major accident.
4.Suspension system damage: A suspension system is one of the key components that support the entire chassis of a vehicle and provide ride smoothness. However, when the system suffers from heavy collisions or other physical stress overloads, it is easy to cause parts to break, which will affect the driving stability, and if it cannot meet the original design requirements after repair, it should be regarded as a major accident.
So how do you identify a car that has a big accident?Let's take a closer look.
First of all, we can troubleshoot the problem vehicle as soon as possible by querying the vehicle's car accident record and vehicle maintenance record.
1.Query history: by querying the vehicle's accident record, you can understand the accident and damage location of the vehicle's history, so as to determine whether the vehicle has had a major accident, you can judge whether it can be purchased, the query method is very simple, for example, now second-hand car dealers will generally search in the WeChat applet, check the car, enter the frame number or upload the driving book**, you can query the vehicle's accident accident record, maintenance record, can quickly check the accident car, flooded car, meter car, etc.
2.Check the maintenance record: each maintenance record will record the real kilometers at that time, by viewing the maintenance record of each time, you can judge whether the car has the phenomenon of adjusting the meter.
Secondly, we can judge from the appearance. Typically, a car that has been repaired after a severe impact may have the following conditions on its surface:
1.Different paint colors: If you notice a significant difference in paint color or a defect such as rust on the surface of your car, it means that the area has been painted or the sheet metal has been replaced.
2.Abnormal noise of the car body: detect whether there is abnormal noise by tapping, starting the engine, etc., such as: the cover is not closed tightly, the chassis parts are loose, etc.
3.Exhaust pipe color: The darker the emission color, the higher the ion value, and the higher the ion value, the gasoline contains iron, which can only be generated by friction, and friction can only be caused by collision.
I hope the above suggestions will provide you with some reference when buying a used car, and bring you a certain degree of help.