Unexpected recon costs? Know before you bid.

≈$1,300
Average recon, per car
Repairs, tires, detail to make it frontline-ready.
~$500
Average estimate miss
Per unit — ~40% of today's gross, gone on one surprise.
$1,264▼21%
Average used-car gross
Down 21% YoY — recon now ≈ your entire profit.
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Recon already eats your whole gross.

The average recon bill now ≈ the average used-car gross — so a miss comes almost dollar-for-dollar out of profit, and the cars that cause it look identical on the walkaround. DealerIQ reads the AutoCheck you just pulled and flags the recon exposure, deal-killers, and disclosure landmines before the hammer drops.

The walkaround misses the landmines

A 2-minute look and a raw AutoCheck don't show the known mechanical failures for that year and mileage. They surface in recon — after it's your money.

The arbitration trap

Take the car without a post-sale inspection and you forfeit the right to arbitrate mechanical problems. The surprise is yours to eat.

Turn the report you already pulled into a decision

1
Upload or paste

Drop the AutoCheck or Carfax PDF, or paste the text. Any VIN, any lane.

2
DealerIQ reads it

Known-defect patterns for that year/mileage, title brands, odometer, live NHTSA recalls.

3
You get the call

BID, PSI-FIRST, or WALK — with recon exposure and what you must disclose.

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What you get on every car

A 30-second read, built for the lane — not a 2-year ownership plan.

Lot Read · AutoCheck
2017 Ford F-150 XLT — 93,412 mi
PSI-FIRST
Bottom line: Clean 2-owner title, but the 3.5 EcoBoost cam phasers are a known rattle at this mileage. Budget recon and it's a buy.
Deal-killers
✓ None found — clean title, no flood/salvage/frame, odometer consistent.
Recon exposure
$900 – $1,900
• Cam phaser / timing — $600–1,200 known pattern · verify
• Brakes overdue per service gap — $300–500 history
Subtract from your number. Estimate from history + known patterns — not a teardown.
Disclosure & liability
• OPEN RECALL 21V-284: driver airbag inflator — must repair/disclose (live · NHTSA)
• 1 reported minor rear impact — disclose per your state
History-based risk read — not a physical inspection, not a price. Confirm in person; your market sets the number.

Your lot, in one place

Every car you run, saved — with a one-glance call and a PDF you can print for the file.

Grand Rapids Auto Group
3 of 5 free reports used
2017 Ford F-150 XLT
2 hours ago
PSI-FIRSTDownload PDF
2019 BMW X5 xDrive40i
Yesterday
2020 Toyota Camry SE
Yesterday

You already have the data. You're missing the decision.

AutoCheck / Carfax

Gives you the record. Doesn't tell you the recon dollars hiding in it or whether to walk.

vAuto / ACV

Tells you what it's worth — four figures a month, deep integration. Never de-risks the VIN.

DealerIQ

The decision layer — deal-killers, recon exposure, disclosure. Cheap, instant, no integration. Built for the independent lot.

A year of DealerIQ costs less than one surprise repair.

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