Most Spaniards jab car lene ka mind banate hai, toh unki first choice abhi bhi used cars hi hoti hai. Last year 2.2 million se zyada used cars bik gayi, jo show karta hai ki used car market kitna strong hai, 4.2% growth bhi hui.
Every new car ke sale par around 1.9 used cars bik rahi thi. But, all that glitters is not gold.
Used car lena bilkul tension free nahi hota, kaafi problems or risks hote hai. Most biggest concern is jo aaj bhi rehta hai wo hai odometer tampering, matlab car ka mileage reduce karke present karna. Imagine agar baad mein pata chale ki jo carb li hai uska actual mileage kaafi zyada hai, toh wo kisi nightmare se kam nahi hota.
And truth ye hai ki kuch cars mileage manipulation ke liye zyada target hoti hai. Ek study ke according, 2025 mein Spain mein kuch specific used cars mein most of the mileage tampering cases dekhe gaya hai.
Ford Mustang, the used car with the most manipulated mileage in 2025
Sports cars ho, compact ho, SUVs, sedans ya vans , options kaafi zyada hote hai. And kaafi cases mein mileage 1 lakh km se bhi kaafi zyada reduce kar diya jata hai.
2025 mein mostly manipulated mileage wali used car Ford Mustang thi. Ye world's most popular cars mein se ek hai, or new wali price kaafi high hone ki wajah se used car market mein iski demand bahut zyada rehti hai.
Data ye show karta hai ki jitne bhi Mustangs inspect hue, unmein se 8.4% mein odometer ki discrepancies mili, or average mein around 34,181 km tampered kiye gaye the. Matlab almost every 10 cars mein se 1 mileage ka scene suspicious tha.
Second number pe aati hai Merceds Vito, jisme 7.9% cases mile or average mein 1,30,000 km se zyada erase kiya gaye the, kaafi heavy tampering hai.
Top 3 complete karti hai BMW 3 Series, jisme 7.6% cars affected thi or unmein bhi 1,00,000 km se zyada mileage reduce kiya gaya tha.
Top 10 mein half of the vehiclesGerman hai. Mercedes, BMW or Audi toh list ke top pe full dominate kar rahe hai.
But fifth position pe jo Renault Megane hai usko ignore nahi kar sakte. wo quietly premium category mein entry ho gayi hai, 6.4% affected units ke saath, or uski average mileage 50,000 km se bhi zyada hai.
Spain mein 2025 mein most of the tampered mileage wali used cars.
Ranking | Model | % with manipulated mileage | Average manipulated mileage |
1 | Ford Mustang | 8.4% | 34,181 km |
2 | Mercedes Vito | 7.9% | 134,306 km |
3 | BMW 3 Series | 7.6% | 100,375 km |
4 | Audi A4 | 6.6% | 96,215 km |
5 | Renault Megane | 6.4% | 50,504 km |
6 | BMW 5 Series | 6.1% | 105742 km |
7 | BMW X5 | 5.9% | 69,707 km |
8 | Mercedes E-Class | 5.3% | 93,885 km |
9 | Range Rover | 5.1% | 33,598 km |
10 | Audi A6 | 5.0% | 140,901 km |
11 | Audi A5 | 4.4% | 55,992 km |
12 | Audi A3 | 4.3% | 66,576 km |
13 | Ford Focus | 4.3% | 53,609 km |
14 | Volkswagen Golf | 3.6% | 80,750 km |
15 | Mercedes GLE | 3.5% | 63,370 km |
16 | Audi Q3 | 3.5% | 57,501 km |
17 | Audi Q5 | 3.4% | 78,596 km |
18 | Mercedes C-Class | 3.3% | 94,520 km |
19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 3.1% | 52,066 km |
20 | Mercedes V-Class | 3.1% | 186,676 km |
Interestingly, jis car ka average mileage reduction sabse zyada hai, wahi all over ranking mein sabse tamper hone ka risk rakhti hai. Ye Mercedes V-Class hai, jisme sirf 3.1% units ka mileage manipulate kiya gaya hai. But jo cheez kaafi worrying hai, wo ye hai ki iska average reduction 1,80,000b km se bhi zyada hai.
Inmein se kaafi cars other European countries mein kaafi popular hoti hai, or mostly wahan se import ki jaati hai. Ye import process most of the times mileage rotate ya manipulate karne ke liye use hota hai.