Used vehicle condition report kit with the VIN and your shop’s name on it

On our form: vehicle details, the 17-character VIN, odometer and its status, exterior panels with a grade and damage code, glass, lights, tires with tread and DOT date, wheels, interior grades, under-hood checks, rust, frame and exhaust, a road test, OBD codes, overall grades on a 1 to 5 scale and the inspector’s signature. A reconditioning list on its own page holds the work still to do.

On our form, the grade says it: 1 excellent, 2 good, 3 fair, 4 poor, 5 very poor. Write a 2 for good. Each panel, glass item, tire and interior item gets its own grade, and the overall grades use the same printed scale.

On our form a grade of 4 means poor and a grade of 5 means very poor. Your shop decides where each car falls, and the form records the grade and the damage code. The form does not put a value on the car.

With this kit you walk the car in the order of the report: exterior panels, glass, lights, tires and wheels on side 1, then interior, under hood, rust, frame and exhaust, road test and OBD codes on side 2. Grade each item from 1 to 5 and add a damage code or a note. Finish with the overall grades, then sign and date the report.

No, the report records condition and the work to do, not a price. Repair cost cells on the reconditioning list stay blank until your shop writes a cost. It is not an appraisal.

Write the code, its status (S stored, P pending, M permanent) and what the scan tool showed. The form notes that a code is not a diagnosis.