How does CARFAX obtain Dealership Service Data?

[Gm nimzo]

Does anybody know how long does it take for a service record from places like Pepboys or Firestone to appear on Carfax report? From what I read, Carfax receives data in electronic form from its sources, and no data entry is performed by Carfax so I was assuming it would show the same or next day. I was told the car was serviced but it doesn't show in the report.

[XDCX]

Originally Posted by Gm nimzo

Does anybody know how long does it take for a service record from places like Pepboys or Firestone to appear on Carfax report? From what I read, Carfax receives data in electronic form from its sources, and no data entry is performed by Carfax so I was assuming it would show the same or next day. I was told the car was serviced but it doesn't show in the report.

I don't know the answer but my guess is CARFAX gathers that data on a daily basis.

In the old days it was common for some computer inquiries to be "batched" at the end of the week or month to conserve computer resources but that hasn't been an issue for years.

I wish I had a more definite answer - you may need to contact CARFAX directly to get the answer.

[Gm nimzo]

Originally Posted by XDCX

I don't know the answer but my guess is CARFAX gathers that data on a daily basis.

In the old days it was common for some computer inquiries to be "batched" at the end of the week or month to conserve computer resources but that hasn't been an issue for years.

I wish I had a more definite answer - you may need to contact CARFAX directly to get the answer.

Thanks. It makes sense that it would be updated daily. I registered a personal car and then I checked Carfax 3 days later, and the record was already there. So I thought if somebody would service a vehicle and then check Carfax a day or two later, that would be one way to find out.

[Gm nimzo]

I think I just found the answer to my question. I sold the car a few days ago on 04/08 and the new owner took it to his Honda dealer to inspect everything. I checked Carfax again and it just showed up tonight, so it took 3 days.

[XDCX]

Originally Posted by Gm nimzo

I think I just found the answer to my question. I sold the car a few days ago on 04/08 and the new owner took it to his Honda dealer to inspect everything. I checked Carfax again and it just showed up tonight, so it took 3 days.

Thanks for the update.

CARFAX does seem to be gathering a lot of data - based on this thread I think a lot of car dealers feed data to CARFAX and they're not even aware of it.