Auction Grading

Auction Grading System
Auction grades are decided using the scale included below. It is worked out by adding an interior mark and an exterior mark, if it was simple as that it would be easy to understand, but there are other factors

which give a car it's grade and these can make it confusing.
For example a grade 3 car can be very clean but it has had some slight chassis repair, so this car looks like a grade 3.5 but has been given a lower grade. Or a grade 4 car which has run more than 100,000 km becomes a grade 3.5 automatically due to its mileage.
               If a car is the same grade and a different price , this is probably because it still has some registration left before it's next Shaken (a Japanese bi-annual vehicle inspection.) This means that is of higher value to someone looking to purchase and own it in Japan.
                These are some of the details to consider when you are making your decision, however we take the guesswork out of most of auction vehicles by only listing what we feel offer the best quality, value, or both.          
                    Auction Grade
                    Exterior          Mileage                      Condition

S	Under 10,000km	Like brand new
6	Under 30,000km	Like brand new
5	Under 60,000km	Excellent
4.5	Under 100,000km	Very Good
4	Under 150,000km	Very Good
3.5	Under 150,000km	Average/Good
3		OK
2		Poor
1		Modified
R		Professionally Repaired (Accident History). Similar to 3.5 or 4
R/1		Modified and Accident History
***		Damaged

                                                                                                                  

Options
SR	Sunroof
AW	Aluminum wheels
PS	Special marks
PW	Power window
TV	Television set
NAVI, GPS	Navigation, gps
ABS	Anti lock brake system
LD	Locking differential
AFC	Air freshener
EVC	Electronic valve control
4WD	4 wheel drive
AC	Air conditioner
ACC	Automatic climate control
AB, SRS, WAB	Air bag, supplementary restraint system, double air bag
AT, FA, FAT, IAT, CA, CAT,CVT,ICVT	Automatic transmission types(sample: icvt (icvt) intelligent continuously variable transmission)
MT, F5,I5, 5C, 5spd	Mechanic transmission types
RS	Rear spoiler
ST	Stereo
CD	Cd player
MD	Mini disc player
CS	Cassette stereo
Aero	Car aero tuning
3D/5D	3 door / 5 door
HR	High roof
	User's manual
	Service book
	Leather
	One owner
	Record list
	Guarantee
	Air bag
	Genuine (yellow) , non genuine (red), other
	Some changes (for example, number of seaters changed)
	Meter exchange

            
         Interior
             

Interior Condition	Standards
A	Very Clean like a brand new
B	Very Clean
C	Average Level -Some dirt but would be B if it is cleaned.
D	Few Burns, breaks, cuts -Dirt that cannot be cleaned
E	Big Crack on the dashboard, need to be replaced;
	Dirt (Interior, Seats), break