Carfax is meaningless
We bought a car from a high end car dealer in the Chicago area. The Carfax showed the car had been in a minor accident with cosmetic damage. After purchasing the car, it malfunctioned on the drive home. Turns out the car had been in a serious accident and parts of the car had little just been glued back together with caulk. Contacted the dealer and they wouldn’t honor a repair, but that’s another review. Reached out to Carfax to ask about the discrepancy, and they simply said they can’t verify their reports. Basically, their reports are meaningless. Yes, it will contain information if owners/shop have been honest. But it’s the scams that you need to know about, and Carfax is meaningless for this.