Cars that are damaged from flooding during natural disasters are being sold nationwide at an alarming rate. Carfax, the vehicle history reporting website estimates more than 450,000 cars were damaged in tropical flood waters last hurricane season, that’s about 50,000 more flooded cars from the 2022 hurricane season.
So far the 2024 hurricane season has brought widespread flooding across the southeastern part of the country. And thousands of cars have been irreparably damaged from flood waters.
In Florida, CarFax estimates up to 20,000 flood damaged cars are currently on the road and unbeknownst to thousands of drivers. That number will only rise this year..long before Debby, Beryl and Alberto came calling to the United States…
How to Spot a Flood-Damaged Car:
Water damage can be hard to detect, but Consumer Reports says you should look for some telltale signs.
CarFax offers a free flood damage check in addition to the vehicle history reports it sells. These checks show the “possibility of flood damage” based on area history and the registered address for the car at the time, and whether the vehicle’s title shows a reported flood history. Click the link below,
Click here to find out if your car has flood damage