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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - pmartin008

Hopefully someone can shed some light on this.....

I'm interested in buying a new car from a private seller. It is four years old and was first registered in September 2014. The HPI check flagged up an unusual sequence of mileage. Within one month it has an RMI mileage of 53,664 (October 2014). Not sure if that's even possible!

The mileage sequence then follows as:

- September 2015: 14,905

- September 2016: 29,512

- March 2017: 37,993

- September 2017: 45,877

- Current mileage (April 2018): 50,776

Any ideas? I'd like to have some feedback if possible before going back to the seller. The mileage data on the HPI check says : Warning: Mileage data is supplied by third parties and may not be correct.

Thanks for any feedback on this.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - SLO76
It’s a mistake, a figure inputted by a fat fingered fool at some point. Never fill in the mileage on the V5 when transferring ownership as this simply adds to the likelihood of an error being made and is likely where this has come from. The only problem however is that this will throw up a mileage discrepancy when you try to sell it on or trade it in later on and is possibly why the current owner is selling it privately. They should contact the DVLA and HPI to correct this or you could take the risk if they’re willing to price the problem into the deal. You will find many dealers will severely reduce their offer if there’s a mileage discrepancy even one that’s clearly an error. It needs to be cheap or the error sorted.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - pmartin008

Thanks for the feedback. From what I've read on other posts this morning that seems to be the general consensus. 3,664 would make more sense (losing the first 5 from the mileage). I'll ask the seller to contact the DVLA to clarify and correct the mileage.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - RobJP

Thanks for the feedback. From what I've read on other posts this morning that seems to be the general consensus. 3,664 would make more sense (losing the first 5 from the mileage). I'll ask the seller to contact the DVLA to clarify and correct the mileage.

DVLA will normally only make corrections within 30 days of the original error taking place.

Waste of time asking them now.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - SLO76
“DVLA will normally only make corrections within 30 days of the original error taking place.

Waste of time asking them now.”

They changed a mistake on a Mitsubishi Colt for me a few years back. It had been registered new as a 3dr but was a 5dr. Despite it being over 6yrs old they corrected their records.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - Bromptonaut
It had been registered new as a 3dr but was a 5dr. Despite it being over 6yrs old they corrected their records.

A rather different situation to that of the OP.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - SLO76
It had been registered new as a 3dr but was a 5dr. Despite it being over 6yrs old they corrected their records.

A rather different situation to that of the OP.

Not really. Someone has made a mistake inputting information and it was corrected. A wrong number just the same thing.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - RobJP

HPI (assuming the record is from them, rather than DVLA) state that :

In order to best protect you, mileages cannot be removed without evidence to prove they are incorrect. If you think written information that proves a mileage reading is wrong (e.g. Service History, MOT) please supply HPI with a copy of the proof and we will be happy to evaluate and remove the reading where appropriate

How on earth you are going to provide 'proof', I've no idea. 'Common sense' would dictate that the reading is 'highly likely' to be incorrect, but that is rather different from 'proof'. For all you know, the car could have been sitting on a rolling road undergoing a month of 24 hour testing during that first month, and then been 'reset/clocked' afterwards.

I imagine that the DVLA situation will be rather more complex, in that the Motor Vehicle Test Regulations have strict time limits under which it is permitted for the mileage record to be amended.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - expat

Get the existing owner to correct it. If he cannot then only buy it if you intend to keep it so long that resale value will be irrelevant. Ten or more years for instance and make sure the seller makes it well worth your while with a very big discount.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue - Andrew-T

The HPI check flagged up an unusual sequence of mileage. Within one month it has an RMI mileage of 53,664 (October 2014). Not sure if that's even possible!

The mileage sequence then follows as:

- Current mileage (April 2018): 50,776

Surely the error is indisputable if the 'current' mileage is less than the RMI mileage claimed? There can be no argument. It's hard to say what the correct figure is, but it clearly wasn't 53K.

Edited by Andrew-T on 02/05/2018 at 10:38