Odometer reading can be changed?

It certainly is possible and is not necessarily illegal as others have said. With the digital readings like yours the car is simply connected to a computer via the diagnostic port and the odometer reading can be set to whatever you want. If you purposefully change the reading so it reads less distance than the car has actually done then yes it is illegal. If you are correcting the reading, for instance if a second hand dash pod has been installed, then it is perfectly legal.

To be honest the reading is probably correct. In miles it is just under 81,000 which for a 16 year old car is low. My '97 523i has 112,000 miles (180 000km) on the clock and still looks and feels like a brand new car. That's what you get for buying a BM! ;-)

yes it is possible to change ,,but on that one you would have to change the entire dash unit,,because digital units cant be set back,,i know i run a repair shop,,and have done so for 35 yrs,but what people do is go to a used auto parts place and buy one out of a wrecked car that has low mileage on it,,on the older car,s you could do that,,but now on the 2002,s and up,,you now have to change the computer also because the computer now keep,s track of the mileage,,and all you have to do is hook it up to a machine,,and it will tell you the exact mileage it has,,but on a 1990 ,,you could still change the dash,,and no one would know,,also the pedals can be changed ,,so looking at these really don't help either,,they are hard to detect,,if done right,,i hope this help,s you.

Of course. You remove the dash, and then get a small motor to rotate the odometer. It'll increase until it gets to 999...999 and then after that, from 0- what you want to. Stop at the time you need.

Here where I am from its a small trick that even the mechanics do it.

Hi there,

Yes the electronic odometers can be changed

Hope this helps

Of course it's possible.

u can do it..... but its illegal....usually u have to remove the dashbord n move the numbers....

first look at the pedals on the car if they look brand new .... its wrong.... look at the back of the motor...greasse?....the its wrong....... look at the gas cap?.....ove worn?..... use ur brain....

Yes, it is done, but it is dishonest and illegal.

hell yeah it can be done .real simply thing to do

yes there is but i believe it's illegal. in the US it is.