Hi,

I currently have one 2015 Honda Civic LX, and am thinking of buying another one for the girlfriend as we can no longer share one car due to work schedules. I'm going to be buying used from a private party and will be running Carfax reports, reviewing service records, inspecting the car myself, and having a mechanic run a pre-purchase inspection. Had a couple questions regarding digital odometer fraud:

1. What are some steps I can take to detect potential digital odometer fraud?

2. Does the 2015 Honda Civic LX store the odometer reading on the ECU or on the cluster itself?

3. Would a good mechanic be able to compare the ECU/cluster odometer mileage to the digital odometer mileage, and is this a normal part of a pre-purchase inspection?

I'm grateful for any opinions you have, and thanks for the advice!

 

When I saw a video where they were hacking/setting the accord digital odometer it showed the chip in question is a surface mount chip on the gauge board.

It also noted if gloves were not worn when handling any of the gauge faces the finger print marks were impossible to remove.

And the other tell tale signs is the chip needed to be removed from the board, this process of surface mount parts cannot be hidden as the soldering marks never are as good as first time robotic surface mount process. The board would have obvious signs of re-soldering.

 

Thanks for the specific detailed signs on what to look for, much appreciated TomCat!