Vehicle appraisal software
AutoHub360 gives UK car dealers a structured way to score condition, log defects with photos, and see exactly how a recommended offer was worked out—before it goes to review.
Volkswagen Golf
GN22 KLM · 41,200 miles
Condition scores
7/10
Exterior
8/10
Interior
6/10
Mechanical
Logged defects
Recommended offer
Calculated, not typed in.
Direct answer
Vehicle appraisal software records a trade-in vehicle's condition, logs its defects with estimated repair costs, and calculates a recommended offer. AutoHub360 keeps each appraisal as its own record, with a status and audit trail from draft through to approved or rejected.
A registration lookup fills in make, model and year. Mileage, condition scores and valuation figures are entered by the appraiser—the recommended offer is calculated from what you enter, not pulled from a pricing API.
What's included
Every appraisal captures the same detail, so an offer can be reviewed and defended, not just remembered.
Look up the trade-in to fill in make, model and year. Mileage, condition and valuation are entered by the appraiser.
Score each area 1–10 and set an overall condition, with a free-text notes field for anything the score doesn't capture.
Mark a defect on a vehicle diagram at one of 24 body locations, with a type, severity and a photo attached.
Estimated repair cost is pre-filled from a repair cost guide based on defect type and severity, and can be edited for the vehicle in front of you.
AutoHub360 works out a recommended offer from your trade value, total repair cost and a condition-based deduction—shown, not hidden.
Move an appraisal from Draft through Awaiting Review to Approved or Rejected, and see who changed the status and when.
Offer calculation
Trade value, minus total repair cost from logged defects, minus a condition deduction based on the average of your three condition scores. Never shown below zero.
Trade value
The value you enter for the vehicle, before any deductions.
− Repair cost
The total estimated cost of every logged defect marked as needing repair.
− Condition deduction
A percentage of trade value, based on the average condition score.
= Recommended offer
Never shown below zero.
Condition deduction tiers
The average of exterior, interior and mechanical scores sets the percentage of trade value deducted.
Buyer's checklist
The useful question isn't whether a system can store a trade-in offer. It's whether you—or your customer—can see how that offer was reached.
Does the software explain how a recommended offer was calculated, or just present a number?
Can a defect be logged against a specific location with a photo, not just a line of text?
Does the provider say plainly whether the trade value is typed by your appraiser or pulled from a pricing API?
Can you see who approved or rejected an appraisal, and when?
Does the provider avoid implying an appraisal automatically becomes a deal or a part-exchange record when it doesn't?
Questions answered
Vehicle appraisal software records a trade-in vehicle's condition, logs its defects with estimated repair costs, and calculates a recommended offer. AutoHub360 keeps each appraisal as its own record, with a status and audit trail from draft through to approved or rejected.
A registration lookup fills in make, model and year using the same Auto Trader-connected lookup used elsewhere in AutoHub360. Mileage, condition scores and valuation figures are entered by the appraiser.
They're entered manually by the appraiser. AutoHub360 does not pull an automatic valuation figure into the appraisal—the recommended offer is calculated from the value you enter, not a third-party pricing API.
Recommended offer equals the estimated trade value, minus the total estimated repair cost from logged defects, minus a condition deduction based on the average of the exterior, interior and mechanical scores. The deduction is 20% of trade value for an average score below 3, 12% below 5, 7% below 7, 3% below 9, and nothing at 9 or above. The result is never shown below zero.
Yes. Each defect is logged against a fixed list of body locations—using a clickable vehicle diagram—with a defect type, severity, a photo, and an estimated repair cost that's pre-filled from a repair cost guide and can be edited.
Not currently. Appraisals are their own record, separate from the Part-Exchange section on a deal. If a trade-in proceeds, its details are entered again in the deal's part-exchange fields.
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