Damage and faults
Cars that will not pass, will not start, or carry damage you stopped repairing years ago. What a buyer has to be told, and what you can leave alone.
Articles about damage and faults
Selling a car with an open recall (terugroepactie)
An open manufacturer recall sits in the RDW plate check. What it means for a sale, whether to have the free work done first, and what the APK makes of it.Selling a car with a WOK status in the Netherlands
A WOK status stops the car being driven. It does not stop the sale. What the RDW ban actually means, how to check for one, and how the car moves.Rust on a Dutch car, and when it stops being cosmetic
Surface rust on an arch and corrosion in a structural member are different problems. Where the APK draws its line and what a buyer looks at.A car that failed its APK: repair it or sell it
A rejection is a dated report, and your old APK date still runs. What the report lists, the dates that follow, and whether the repair pays.Dashboard warning light that will not go out
The lamp has been on for months. Which systems the APK rejects a car for, which only earn a repair advice point, and what to tell a buyer.
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