NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Nine years ago, Jeff Caplan was working on a 1980 five-series BMW and needed to fix the odometer. "Every speedometer shop I contacted said the same thing, 'You have to send it in.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Nine years ago, Jeff Caplan was working on a 1980 five-series BMW and needed to fix the odometer. “Every speedometer shop I contacted said the same thing, ‘You have to send it in.

Vehicle experts are warning anyone in the market for a used car to be on the lookout for rolled-back odometers, which can trick consumers into believing a car has less mileage or wear and tear than it ...

Mileage is one of the core determining factors of a car’s value. Although a high-mileage car can be mint and a low-mileage car can be junk, you can generally gauge a car’s condition largely on how ...

When it comes to the consideration of whether to buy a new car or fix your current ride, for most of us, it comes down to ...

If you're in the market for a used car, you need to be on alert. "Odometer fraud is a problem nationwide," said Patrick Olsen, Editor-in-Chief at Carfax. According to Carfax, in 2023, over 2.1 million ...

Odometer tampering might not make it to our list of the 10 worst car scams, yet a lot of car buyers still fall for it. If you come across a low-mileage used car that seems like a one-in-a-million find ...

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 450,000 vehicles are sold each year with false odometer readings. Odometer fraud costs Americans $1.056 million every ...

Odometer fraud – where used-car sellers tamper with a car's odometer to show a lower mileage – is on the rise in Australia, with authorities warning used-car buyers to exercise caution. In New South ...

A Powhatan County man was convicted Monday for his role in a scheme that rolled back the odometers on more than 50 vehicles, fraudulently boosting the value of each one by as much as $10,000. Michael ...