AppraisalPRO
AppraisalPRO describes an OBD2 scan tool and reporting service that helps dealers find hidden mechanical issues on trade-ins. Its homepage says the scan turns diagnostic trouble codes into repair costs and produces a vehicle condition report to inform trade-in negotiation.
AppraisalPRO: OBD2 recon reports
Its site says it integrates with vAuto and VINCUE, includes OBD-2 hardware, and offers a trial and a demo.
| Product or service | Function |
|---|---|
| OBD2 recon reports | Scan-based condition reports with repair estimates. |
| Hidden issue detection | Finding cleared and enhanced trouble codes. |
| Appraisal integrations | Works with vAuto and VINCUE. |
| Trial and demo | Ways to try the product. |
AppraisalPRO: product details
AppraisalPRO describes a scanner-based trade appraisal tool: an OBD2 scan taken in about 30 seconds shows diagnostic trouble codes, turns hidden mechanical problems into repair cost estimates and feeds a vehicle condition report that the dealer can use to negotiate trade-in values. It says it integrates with vAuto and VINCUE and claims 60 percent of cars scanned have issues, including codes that do not appear on the dash, and that thousands of dealerships use it.
The page title promises to uncover tens of thousands of dollars in hidden issues; that is a marketing claim, not a measured average.
Its site says its database holds more than 7 million vehicles and 170 million scans and notifies a dealer when a car it is about to buy has already been scanned, and offers a demo kit so a store can start scanning quickly. The copyright line names AppraisalPRO as a product of FIXD Automotive Inc.
A dealer should ask what hardware sits in the car during a scan, how long it takes on cars with network gateways, how repair estimates are produced and updated for labor rates in its market, and whether the report is shared with the customer or kept internal, since sharing changes how the conversation about the trade value goes.
The page also positions the tool as a way to spot fraud and mismatches before buying a trade, so a dealer should ask how it handles cars that have had codes cleared recently, and whether results from its large scan database are used to prompt a second inspection.
Its pitch is a 30-second scan that turns diagnostic trouble codes into repair cost estimates a buyer can use at the desk. A dealer should ask how the estimates are built, which labor rate they assume and how often parts prices are refreshed, because an estimate that is too high loses the trade and one that is too low loses the margin.
Ask how data moves.