‌The car’s odometer reading was 150,031km when it was sold at the car auction, but three months later was 119,244km. Photo / GenericThe car’s odometer reading was 150,031km when it was sold at the car auction, but three months later was 119,244km. Photo / GenericA motorist who paid a car dealer $24,000 for a Toyota RAV4 only discovered the odometer had been tampered with when they took it for a service more than a year later.

It was during that service that technicians noticed the odometer reading didn’t match the car’s recorded service history.