{"id":149114,"date":"2024-08-14T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/hard-numbers-why-you-should-not-import-a-car-from-germany\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T14:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:34:45","slug":"hard-numbers-why-you-should-not-import-a-car-from-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/hard-numbers-why-you-should-not-import-a-car-from-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard numbers: why you should NOT import a car from Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Incorrect mileage<\/h2>\n<p>More and more people are choosing a used car from abroad.<br \/>\nThis is not surprising, because in the Netherlands both new and used cars are often quite pricey.<br \/>\nBut buying a car abroad does involve some risks.<br \/>\nIn some countries, mileage registration is not handled so strictly, and smart traders take advantage of this by considerably reducing the mileage.   <\/p>\n<h2>Germany  <\/h2>\n<p>One country where this is still a regular occurrence is Germany.<br \/>\nAlthough the rules for mileage registration have been tightened in recent years, there is still a lot of tampering.<br \/>\nAnd let&#8217;s face it, about 60% of all imported cars in our country come from Germany.<br \/>\nThe result is many imported cars driving around in the Netherlands with incorrect odometer readings.     <\/p>\n<h2>20 percent<\/h2>\n<p>The Association Tackling Counter Fraud<a href=\"https:\/\/aanpaktellerfraude.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(VAT)<\/a> investigated imported used cars and found that in 20% of cases the odometer reading was incorrect.<br \/>\nIn 2023, 254,646 cars were imported, and there were no fewer than 73,198 reports of cars with a reversed odometer.<br \/>\nThe economic damage from this in 2023 is estimated at 161 million euros.<br \/>\nIn 2020, it was 140 million euros.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you recognize a car with incorrect mileage?<\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways to check if a car&#8217;s odometer reading is correct.<br \/>\nA good start is to check and compare the odometer readings in the service book or on inspection reports.<br \/>\nAlso look carefully at the condition of the car.<br \/>\nA car with only 20,000 miles on the odometer should not have worn seats or worn out foot mats.<br \/>\nAnd if the price is too good to be true, it often is.    <\/p>\n<h2>Netherlands well regulated<\/h2>\n<p>The Netherlands is among the few countries with solid mileage registration, for 25 years.<br \/>\nThis has led to a big drop in counter fraud, from 48% in 1991 to just 2.75% in 2018.<br \/>\nBelgium also has its records in good order.<br \/>\nSo if you&#8217;re looking for a used car, it&#8217;s better to travel south than east.   <\/p>\n<h2>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/auto-importeren-kosten\/\">Importing a car from abroad: this much it saves<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-autorai-nl wp-block-embed-autorai-nl\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FNQloYEG2f\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/auto-importeren-kosten\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/auto-importeren-kosten\/\">Importing a car from abroad: this much it saves<\/a><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Incorrect mileage More and more people are choosing a used car from abroad. 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