Grading is the most important part in preparation of Inspection sheet of any Japanese used vehicle. Grading describes the quality of the used cars and its usage.

It is useful to all those importers who order used vehicles, trucks online and can’t visit Japan physically to check vehicle’s exact condition. It allows the buyers to decide how much the same used vehicle will cost in the market or how longer the same vehicle will now run further. These grading are always been done under very strict and standard way, so that importers can trust these grading and order them if it meets their requirement.

Below are the grades with their specification, which can help importers to understand the condition of the used vehicle they are buying:

Grades About Rust & Panel

• S1: Slightly rust.
• S2: Rust a little bigger than S1.
• S3: Rust needed to be repaired.
• XX: Panel has been changed.
• X: Panel need to be replaced.

Grading with descriptions:

• S: As good as new
• 9 to 5: Excellent Condition (Low mileage)
• 4.5: Good Condition and repair maybe unnecessary
• 4: Reasonably good condition but little repair needed
• 3.5: Some repair work needed
• 3: Repair work needed or high mileage
• 2: Condition is bad
• 1: Modified, Debased or Affected Car
• R: Accidental and repaired car
• RA: Higher Graded Accidental and Repaired car
• R1: Accidental damaged and had been repaired
• RA1: Accidental and not repaired car, cars for parts recycle use, non-drivable car.

Interior Grade:

• A: Excellent condition
• B: Very good condition, clean interior
• C: Average condition, with possible wear etc.
• D: Below average condition, much burn, break, Dirt that cannot be cleaned.
• E: Bad condition, some cracks or gaps on dashboard, dirt, break or Odor

Condition Details

• A1: Very light scratch
• A2: Light to moderate scratch
• A3: Deep scratch
• U1: Very slight dent
• U2: Small dent
• U3: Large dent
• Y1: Small crack
• Y2: Big crack
• B: Dents need to be repaired
• P: Needs repainting
• BP: Dents and paint repair required
• W1: Very light wave on panel
• W2: Small wave on panel
• W3: Large wave on panel
• C: Corrosion
• G: Stone chip

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Japanese automakers such as Honda and Nissan are looking to reduce their reliance on American market.

Weak demand and a falling dollar have slashed profits for them in America.

They are also facing severe problems in their home market, as a poor turnout by manufacturers at Japan’s flagship motor show has shown. No major overseas brands made it to this year’s Tokyo Motors Show while floor space and the number of world premiere car models was half that of the previous show two year ago.

Japanese Used Vehicles for Sale

Japanese people are passionate about latest technology and their strong financial position leads them to buy this latest technology available in current market. In technology their first choice is always buying a new car with best quality & features. One of the major reasons to buy new cars in Japan is that people want to have the latest technology with them while they are driving on the roads of Japan.

To buy latest one they sell their current old cars to the local market and the same second hand cars mostly exported due to heavy demands in international markets and everyday thousands of used vehicles are exported from Japan to various countries around the globe.

Below are some reasons why these thousands of quality used vehicles are available for sale and exported from Japan:

1. Japanese people want latest models of vehicles with great features & best in quality.
2. Strong purchasing power, help them to fulfill their dreams to buy new cars.
3. Great car exchange offers from the Japanese vehicle makers against used cars to sale their new cars.
4. Time to time bulk purchasing from the corporate sectors to save corporate taxes.
5. Strict Testing regulations. When a vehicle registered first time in Japan that comes under 3-years “Shaken” and once its expired, owners must obtain testing certificate to use further and there after 2 years it was to be re-obtain the same certificate. This is most stringent test of this type in the world and expensive also.

Because of all these reasons thousands of quality used cars brought in domestic market for sale and export at 30-40% low prices comparing with other countries. Most vehicles are of low mileage, good conditioned, not many owners and high maintenance.

There are hundreds of website who have displaying these used vehicles stock, if you are looking for high quality used vehicles at best prices from Japan, please visit our Japanese Used Vehicles Portal