Can the odometer be rolled back on newer vehicles?
According to estimates by U.S.-based CARFAX, there are more than 89,000 vehicles with rolled back odometers are on the market in Canada. Contrary to the truth some people think that digital odometers cannot be rolled back. Modern digital odometers are more difficult to tamper with, but experts say odometer fraud is still alive and well. In digital odometers, the current mileage reading is stored in a chip or an EEPROM. It’s easy to remove the EEPROM and then reprogram it, leaving no signs of tampering. Anyone can remove the chip and reprogram it with lower mileage. Perform a title check! When a car is inspected the mileage is recorded, and when the title changes hands or it is traded in at car dealers, or turned in after a lease. As you look down the Vehicle History Report you’ll see the recorded mileage get higher each time. If a mileage event shows less than the last recorded mileage event, you know that odometer fraud has taken place. One report found a Infiniti Q45 with a rolled ba
