Copart damage codes: the full list explained
For every car Copart gives a primary and a secondary damage as a two-letter code. Here is Copart's full list explained, based on the auction's own help center.
Damage groups
- Normal Wear – only very minor damage.
- Minor Dents & Scratches – scratches and a few dents, e.g. from hail or a parking lot.
- Minor to Heavy Damage – noticeable damage after an accident: Front End, Rear End, Side, All Over.
- Stripped – parts removed: wheels, doors, mirrors, the hood or others.
- Water/Flood – part of the car was under water: from wet floorboards to fully submerged.
- Burn – the car has burnt.
All codes
- AO (All Over) – damage all around the car.
- BC (Biohazardous/Chemical) – biological or chemical contamination.
- BE (Burn – Engine) – the engine bay has burnt.
- BI (Burn – Interior) – the interior has burnt.
- BN (Burn) – the car has burnt.
- CC (Cash for Clunkers) – a car from the US scrappage programme; its engine was usually disabled on purpose.
- DH (Damage History) – damage shown in the history.
- FD (Frame Damage Reported) – frame damage reported.
- FR (Front End) – the front.
- HL (Hail) – hail.
- MC (Mechanical) – mechanical faults.
- MN (Minor Dents/Scratches) – small dents and scratches.
- NW (Normal Wear) – normal wear.
- PR (Partial/Incomplete Repair) – a repair started but not finished.
- RJ (Rejected Repair) – a rejected repair.
- RO (Rollover) – the car has rolled over.
- RR (Rear End) – the rear.
- SD (Side) – a side.
- ST (Stripped) – parts removed.
- TP (Top/Roof) – the roof.
- UK (Unknown) – damage unknown.
- UN (Undercarriage) – the underside, the chassis.
- VI (Missing/Altered VIN) – the VIN is missing or altered.
- VN (Vandalism) – vandalism.
- VP (Replaced VIN) – the VIN has been replaced.
- WA (Water/Flood) – water, flood.
Worth knowing
- The primary and secondary damage matter equally: Copart says neither carries more significance than the other.
- The codes show only known or reported damage, and the auction itself does not guarantee their accuracy: look at all the photos and the Carfax report.
- Avoid VI, VP and CC cars: with an altered VIN registering may run into problems, and CC cars are usually good for parts only.
- More on damage types – Damage types, on titles – Salvage, Clean, Rebuilt.