Setting aside Carfax, you might try face-to-face at your local Honda dealer with the VIN in hand, explain the situation and ask them too see what records, service and otherwise, they can pull-up from the Honda database. For sure they can at least give you the in-service date for calc of remaining warranty
times (e.g. 5yr powertrain), original selling dealer/location, etc.
By "no warranty" you're assuming that without service
records you'll not be able to make any claim on what remains of the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty? May be right as it relates to things that had service requirements up to now but not all powertrain items necessarily did (they can't 'void' the
entire warranty, just for those items that would be covered but for lack of a specific required service affecting that part). E.g. failure to change
engine oil can't void an unrelated
tranny warranty if the
tranny got
its required service (if any was in fact required up to this point). From the warranty book text:
- "Parts that fail because they did not get proper, timely maintenance are not covered by warranty. However, a warranty claim will not be denied if a part fails due to a defect in material or workmanship for reasons unrelated to improper maintenance or operation."
Yes, there's a "maintenance minder" system that displays need for services other than oil changes, but that can be reset without the work actually being done. Others here can probably offer comment about what likely should have come-up during it's life to now.
Does the price reflect the effect of lack of records and warranty risk implications?
Are you and the Subaru dealer willing to work-out an agreement for a
thorough 3rd party inspection?
From my Q's and comments you can tell ….. if the vehicle and deal held some attraction for me I wouldn't necessarily discount it out-of-hand due to the warranty realities, but I'd sure be into a
much deeper and more 'hands-on due diligence effort' than a Carfax provides. But for me that's true of
any used vehicle purchase.
Lots of, if not most, used cars change hands without records/receipts documenting complete recommended service.
Good luck.