Buy With the Utmost Confidence
Applying our engineering expertise to every single graded vehicle
so you know exactly what you are buying.
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Expert vehicle gradings every time.With over 70+ AQP qualified engineers throughout the UK, every graded used vehicle we receive goes through a rigorous 50 point inspection, ensuring transparency on our vehicles. |
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Transparency You Can Trust
Our team of vehicle Engineers expertly assess every graded vehicle into one of 5 grades so you can buy with the utmost confidence
Removing the Doubt From Buying |
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Grading vehicles allows us to be more specific about the condition of the graded used vehicles you see on our website, helping you, our Members, to be fully informed about the vehicle. |
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With consistent vehicle grading, you can find, bid and win vehicles knowing much more about their overall conditions than ever before. |
How Copart Grades Vehicles - Step 1
Firstly, the vehicle is assessed by our highly experienced team of qualified vehicle engineers on the ground in our Operation Centres.
A comprehensive physical inspection is carried out and the detailed report, along with photographs, is sent to our virtual Engineering team who will complete the next phase.
How Copart Grades Vehicles - Step 2
After the physical inspection has taken place by our on-the-ground evaluators, the details and images taken are passed to our virtual Engineering team who check and approve the suggested grading of the vehicle.
Each check is undertaken by one of our fully qualified Vehicle Engineers to ensure the quality and accuracy of each Grade, ensuring accuracy and transparency for you.
Making the Grade
Our grading criteria have been developed by Copart’s Engineering teams to offer the most appropriate and transparent categorisation of graded vehicles.
Our Grading Bands and What They Mean
Our team of vehicle evaluator experts assess and evaluate a vehicle's condition to categorise the vehicle using our detailed grading criteria across five vehicle grading bands.
| Grade 1 |
The vehicle has been assessed to have just minor defects that require SMART repairs such as minor chips, dents, scratches and/or require minor replacement parts. |
| Grade 2 |
Grade 1 observations, plus up to 1 major or minor body repair to a single panel. The replacement of more substantial trim parts may be required. |
| Grade 3 |
Grade 2 observations, plus the vehicle may involve up to 5 minor body repairs and/or 3 major body repairs. |
| Grade 4 |
Grade 3 observations, plus the vehicle may also require a combination of repairs including a replacement of non-structural panel such as roof and quarter panels. |
| Grade 5 |
Grade 4 observations, plus the vehicle may have sustained impact damage and the replacement of up to a maximum of two structural panels may be required. |
Removing the Uncertainty - Our pledge to You
At Copart we want to ensure your online buying experience is second to none.
As a result, we offer every one of our Members a commitment on your buying experience
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