does a car fax show all damage to a car??

 

only if it was reported

if someone got in a fender bender and no reports were filed and no insurance claims taken then no it wouldnt

 

cuz im looking at an 03 tl type s and its been off a lease for about a year it has about 75K and its going for a pretty good price...so i was just wondering if something may be wrong with it other than the car fax coming back clean

 

Just remember, at 75K, you're getting really close to service time.

- water pump
- drive belts
- timing belt
- alternator
- new rotors are inevitable
- the EGR might be gummed up
- inspect the brakes
- check the tires ... if they're worn, replacements will run $500+

 

after it came off the lease it was also sent to an auction...so it just seems a little iffy

 

No. When I bought my 1989 BMW it looked like it had some minor front end damage, nothing to serious from looking under it and the hood, but when I took it to the body shop to see about getting all the rust and dents out the owner told me it wasn't worth the effort and the money to fix it to like new. I got a carfax on it and there was no accident reported before the one where I got hit in the side. Someone did the repairs without having a shop report it, and there was no police report filed.

 

thats actually pretty normal. If dealer can't sell the car they send them to dealer auctions to try to get some money back.