Quote Originally Posted by fairrpe86 View Post
and there will also be a ding on a vehicle report such as carfax
You can forbid them reporting this. There is no law stating repairs must be reported to these reporting websites.

My old Sentra had body work three times from accidents (none my fault) and each time I demanded no sharing of data. The dealer pulled a carfax when I traded it in 2 years ago. Clean record, not even an oil change. So don't put any faith in those reports.