Is it accurate to look at the car seat leather to tell if the car's odometer has been rolled back?
Checking the surface of the car seat leather can assess the actual level of use by the owner, thereby comparing it with the displayed odometer number. However, this method is not always accurate.
Checking the leather surface of a car seat is one of the methods many people use to determine whether an old car has been odometer-rewinding or not. However, this method is not entirely accurate because the condition of the leather seat can be affected by many different factors.
Each car model uses different leather materials, in which soft leather seats often deteriorate faster than hard leather, even with the same amount of use. In addition, the owner's maintenance also plays an important role. Cars that are carefully cared for and cleaned regularly will have a durable leather surface, with few wrinkles or cracks even after many years of operation.
Therefore, it is not enough to rely solely on the condition of the leather seats to evaluate the odometer of a car. Buyers need to check many other factors such as the steering wheel, gear lever, accelerator pedal, brake system, maintenance history, etc. to have a more accurate view of the actual usage of the car.
