Buying a used Lexus RX 400h? Have it inspected first

Frequently. A documented list of faults on the Lexus RX 400h is concrete leverage, and buyers often recover the cost of the inspection many times over in the price they negotiate. And if the car turns out to be sound, you can commit at the asking price with confidence instead of doubt. Either outcome puts you in a stronger position than guessing.

We inspect the Lexus RX 400h for physical evidence of accident repair - paint thickness, panel gaps, weld marks, replaced components and overspray. Combined with the visible structure and a diagnostic scan, this reveals far more than a clean-looking advert ever will. We can't pull every national crash database at the roadside, but a repaired structure leaves traces, and finding them is exactly what the inspection is for.

Yes, always. You receive a written report on the Lexus RX 400h - handed to you in person on the Standard Inspection, or sent by email with photos and video on the Digital Report Package. Nothing important is left as a verbal aside; if we found it, it's in the document you keep.

Yes. We provide hire mechanic for pre purchase inspection across Budapest and its agglomeration, as a thorough mechanic inspection Budapest of the Lexus RX 400h carried out where the car is parked. There's no need to bring the car to us - the inspector travels to it. You get the same on-the-spot check and English report wherever in the city the seller is.

A typical on-site inspection of the Lexus RX 400h takes around 60 to 90 minutes, depending on the car and how easy it is to access. Complex or high-spec cars can take a little longer, and we never rush the parts that matter. We would rather spend an extra ten minutes confirming a suspicion than hand you a report with a question mark in it.

Ask any mechanic and they will tell you the same thing: a Lexus RX 400h is only as good as its maintenance, so we look hardest where neglect tends to show up first. With a hybrid we also confirm the system charges and discharges as it should and that the electric assistance is still strong, since a weakening high-voltage battery shows up as reduced electric running long before a warning light does. Being a bigger crossover, it tends to go through brakes, bushes and tyres faster, and where four-wheel drive is fitted we check that the system and its fluids have been looked after. This marque has a strong reliability reputation, so the priority shifts from chasing chronic faults to confirming the service history is genuine and the mileage honest - a well-kept example tends to be a sound choice. We would rather find these things now, with you, than have you discover them three weeks after the purchase - so we check every one and explain what we find in English.