Did you contact your insurance and supply them with the police reports? If you did, it should take days to a week to show up.
If you did not contact insurance and you only submitted a police report then whether it shows up on Carfax is a gamble. Not all police departments submit the recorded data to vehicle history vendors.
You could also call Carfax directly and/or submit a data research request on the website to try to kickstart the process
Creds - worked at a dealership in Reading for 10 years, many stolen cars and I've been the guy to report, update and fix Carfax/AutoCheck reports.
I’m looking to trade in my car, do you think the stolen title will affect the value? The car was not in an accident, low miles, and a 2020.
Called a dealership in Newtown, they asked me if it was on the CarFax and I said probably not because it was just stolen/recovered, and he said it likely won’t affect the value since it was recovered quickly, mileage, year, etc.
I believe this is heavily dependent on whether or not an insurance claim was filed, and, to a lesser degree, if any damage was done to it while it was in the wind. Expect it to be within a couple weeks of claim resolution.
It's possible, but not likely. New car dealerships In particular basically give a lowball trade price based on book value and general condition. They may not even run a carfax, unless it's new enough and low mileage enough for them to put it on their lot. Of course, trading it in with a broken window and defeated ignition is different than a fully repaired vehicle.
I don't believe you'll have a problem with reduced value, given lack of collision damage and good condition. Someone might try to "use" it during negotiations, but it's realistically not a big deal. Good luck!
[deleted] t1_j3bipao wrote
Howdy,
Did you contact your insurance and supply them with the police reports? If you did, it should take days to a week to show up.
If you did not contact insurance and you only submitted a police report then whether it shows up on Carfax is a gamble. Not all police departments submit the recorded data to vehicle history vendors.
You could also call Carfax directly and/or submit a data research request on the website to try to kickstart the process
Creds - worked at a dealership in Reading for 10 years, many stolen cars and I've been the guy to report, update and fix Carfax/AutoCheck reports.