Auction Sheets
For those that have experience with procuring JDMs, it is definitely not your first time seeing an auction sheet. Regardless of your familiarity with Japanese, these sheets will use letter and number indicators that give us an idea as to the history and "status" of the car. This page is intended to help those interested to navigate and understand more about these auction sheets.
About Scoring
You will find these "Grades" for vehicles on every auction sheet. They can appear different depending on what auction your car is being purchased from; we will include a few examples.
One other thing to note is that these grades can be subject to human error; a vehicle that has been submitted the first time may not have a scratch discovered until the second time it is submitted to auction, for example. Different auction sites are also known to hire different inspection parties, for example TAA (Toyota Auto Auction) is known to have some of the strictest inspectors working at their auction sites.
S点
Registered vehicle for less than one year.
~ 10,000 KM
Practically new condition.
4.5点
~ 100,000 KM
Interior and Exterior Ratings are B or higher.
Noticeable blemishes, may correspond to a 5 with minor repairs.
3点
Interior and Exterior Ratings are E grade.
Repairs, Re-Upholstering, and/or part replacement will likely be necessary.
RA点
Vehicle has incurred light body frame damage due to an accident and repaired.
6点
Registered vehicle for less than 3 years.
~ 30,000 KM
4点
~ 150,000 KM
Interior and Exterior Ratings are a C or higher.
Noticeable blemishes and defects, repairs will be necessary.
2点
Extremely low value vehicle.
Can be used for existing parts.
R点
Vehicle has incurred significant body frame damage due to an accident and repaired.
５点
~ 60,000 KM
Interior and Exterior Ratings are an A.
Barely noticeable blemishes, no repairs are needed.
3.5点
~ 150,000 KM
Interior and Exterior Ratings are a D or higher.
Chassis metal and repairs will be needed in multiple places. Multiple defects.
1点
Vehicles that have experienced severe damage.
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Vehicle that was recently in an accident with no repairs conducted on it.
Interior Ratings
- (A) Scratches and grime are not present, feels brand new.
- (B) Feeling of slight use, small marks and defects may be detectable, grime can be easily removed.
- (C) Significantly used, defects are present that may need retouching and affect the overall value of the vehicle.
- (D) Damaged interior that will need significant retouching, some stains found within the vehicle are not removable.
- (E) Large defects and breaks in the dashboard that will require replacement and repairs. Malodorous to the extent where you can not display the car as is.
Exterior Ratings
- (A) There may be 2 to 3 locations on the vehicle that have a small dent or scratch up to 2cm in size that can be covered up with new paint.
- (B) Some minor defects, a few scratches from 5~20 cm in size, golf ball sized dent, and potential crack in the glass. Large repairs unnecessary.
- (C) Scratches up to 20~40cm in size. Fist sized dents. Warping in metal panels can not be covered up with a new paint job.
- (D) Scratches and dents are severe enough to require full replacement of exterior panels. New paint job is necessary. Small amounts of rust and corrosion present.
- (E) Repairing necessary on the entire car body. Large amounts of corrosion and corrosion holes.
USS
TAA
JU
The Condition Map
Condition maps for vehicles are generally found on the bottom-right side of each auction sheet. It will display a car diagram that is accompanied by letters and numbers written down by the inspector for that week's auction.
The following information will show a condition map example with the translations, along with a table to further explain other condition indicators that are used within auction sites.
スリA Indicative of a light abrasion, commonly found under bumpers.
トビA Found on windshields, this is indicative of a light chip caused by kicked up gravel; repairable.
C3 The letter C is indicative of corrosion. The number indicates the severity, 3 being the size of a soccer ball.
XX This indicates a part replacement; on this car, the back left quarter panel has been swapped out.
