Carfax - thirteen vehicle records?

[tforkner]

I entered my '08 hatch's VIN on the Carax site for fun. This car has seen the inside of the dealer's shop once, when I took it in to check on the lower suspension bolts. They checked out OK. I also bought a driver's side axle seal from them, but I put it on. Anyway, the Carfax site said it had 13 "vehicle records" on my car. I tried my '08 Ford and my '13 Hyundai, both of which have never seen a dealership, and they said 11 on the Ford and 12 on the Hyundai.

Has anybody here bought a Carfax for a car? What might these "vehicle records" be on a car that has never seen the inside of a dealership since being purchased?

[Kar98]

If I put in my VIN, it counts every oil change, emissions test/state inspection and registration renewal as event/record.

[tforkner]

Well, that would take care of seven of them (registrations). I do my own oil changes, and there is no state inspection here.

[code54]

I believe lien transfers and other state related stuff also "counts" so something as simple as paying it off and the lien being released could show.

[Kar98]

Well, you can tell Carfax has passed peak usefulness because on mine it lists 44 records as of now, and I'm the second owner. It's a scam to induce people to buy the full report. Autocheck isn't any better because they list 39 records.

Example:

http://i.imgur.com/M927UmL.png