Here, what’s important is that the interior grade and the exterior points are above 4. Do not go for a car which has been graded under 4 or interior below B which means that heavy modifications have been done and the car has been used roughly.
Here is a key showing all the common alphanumeric symbols and their meanings
Scratches
- A1 Small Scratch
- A2 Medium Scratch
- A3 Large Scratch
Dimples
- E1 Minor Dimple
- E2 Medium Dimple
- E3 Large Dimple
Dents
- U1 Small Dent
- U2 Medium Dent
- U3 Large Dent
Repair Marks
Bodywork not perfectly straight due to panel beating
- W1 Very Slight Wave / Repair
- W2 Medium Wave / Repair
- W3 Large Wave / Repair
Rust and Corrosion
Rust means surface orange discoloration. Corrosion means orange discoloration which is flaking away
- S1 Minor Rust
- S2 Medium Rust
- S3 Major Rust
- C1 Light Corrosion
- C2 Medium Corrosion
- C3 Severe Corrosion
Replaced parts or those needing replacing
- X Need to be replaced
- XX Has been replaced
Distortion
- B1 Minor Distortion
- B2 Medium Distortion
- B3 Major Distortion
Cracks
- Y1 Small Crack
- Y2 Medium Crack
- Y3 Major Crack
Windscreen Issues
- X1 Approx. 1cm crack on windscreen
- R Repaired Crack
- RX Repaired crack in windscreen, but in needs to be replaced
- X Crack in windscreen, so it needs replacing
- FW Front windscreen
Paintwork
- P1 Minor paintwork damage
- P2 Medium paintwork damage
- P3 Major paintwork damage