# Accident/insurance question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 23, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935 "2008-05-23T08:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/1 "2008-05-23T08:56:39Z")
I had a dream last night that because my car was being repaired from the deer damage, it had a salvage title. BAD dream huh! But, it made me think,since I went through my insurance to fix the damage ($2K) worth, will it show up on a car fax? This would make it in-eligiable for a CPO when I trade it in next year :meh2: ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/2 "2008-05-23T09:04:24Z")
of course… ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/3 "2008-05-23T09:07:00Z")
insurance claims dont show up on carfax… only police reports do…and they VERY seldom get that right… > **[Attorney estimates Carfax correct 60% of the time](https://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/27/attorney-estimates-carfax-correct-60-of-the-time/)** > > var digg\_url = 'http://digg.com/business\_finance/Attorney\_estimates\_Carfax\_correct\_60\_of\_the\_time'; Many car-shoppers rely on Carfax to find information that may not be revealed by a dealership or independent seller. With so many cars selling on... ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/4 "2008-05-23T09:09:24Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > insurance claims dont show up on carfax… only police reports do…and they VERY seldom get that right… > > [Attorney estimates Carfax correct 60% of the time - Autoblog](http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/27/attorney-estimates-carfax-correct-60-of-the-time/) Nice, the cop didn’t even do a police report because he didnt’ think it was over a grand in damage. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/5 "2008-05-23T11:23:54Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > insurance claims dont show up on carfax… only police reports do…and they VERY seldom get that right… > > [Attorney estimates Carfax correct 60% of the time - Autoblog](http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/27/attorney-estimates-carfax-correct-60-of-the-time/) depends, my insurance claim for a break in showed up, but its not a salvage unless the car was considered a total loss. on a side not, do you know how to use google, seriously… ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/6 "2008-05-23T11:27:45Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > depends, my insurance claim for a break in showed up, but its not a salvage unless the car was considered a total loss. > > on a side not, do you know how to use google, seriously… what do u mean? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/7 "2008-05-23T11:31:48Z")
as said before, only if a police report was filed or if the damage was serious enough to deem the car totalled. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/8 "2008-05-23T11:58:42Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > as said before, only if a police report was filed or if the damage was serious enough to deem the car totalled. I find that hard to believe, carfax claims a complete vehicle history report ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/9 "2008-05-23T12:10:57Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > what do u mean? its shows up as a insurance reported incident on my truck, not as a vehicle break in or what every else it would show up as. A car with body damage would not be salvage title unless the car was claimed a total loss. google comment was to the OP ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-insurance-question/48935/10 "2008-05-23T12:20:13Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > depends, my insurance claim for a break in showed up, but its not a salvage unless the car was considered a total loss. > > on a side not, do you know how to use google, seriously… it’s much easier to ask people with personal experience rather than sift through a bunch of BS online