What does Category A, B, C, D & X mean?
The ABI Category is an indication of the level of damage to a vehicle. There are four categories A, B, C & D (also some vehicles may be labeled category U to indicate Unclassified, or X to denote “unrecorded”). Category A indicates the most severe level of damage. This type of vehicle is crushed and not for sale. An example would be a “burn out”. Category B vehicles must be broken for spares. These vehicles must not be repaired. Category C vehicles may be repaired (although they are uneconomic for the Insurance Company to have repaired). Category C cars and vans will require a Vehicle Identity Check Category D vehicles covers all other repairable vehicles. Category U indicates that the vehicle is uncategorised by the provider of the item. Category X indicates that the vehicle is unrecorded these vehicles not recorded as accident damaged. Normally these vehicles are stolen recovered, or have slight damage.
