The used-car damage heat map
Every scratch, dent and repaint we find gets coded to its exact body panel. Map all 740 of them and a pattern appears — this is where Pakistani cars actually get hit, from real anonymized CarOK inspections.
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Numbers = defects logged on that panel across 41 inspections. Hover or tap a panel for its top defect types.
Where the 740 defects landed
Doors alone carry 39% of everything we log — parking scrapes and motorcycle brush-pasts hit exactly at door height.
Three patterns worth knowing
39%
Doors take the beating
All four doors sit at the top of the chart. Tight bazaar parking and two-wheeler traffic strike at exactly door height — check every door edge and skin in daylight.
33/44
Bumpers = respray city
Three-quarters of front-bumper findings are paint, not dents — bumpers get repainted routinely. Fresh bumper paint can also be hiding crash repair, which is why we meter it.
64+34
Sun eats the top panels
Hood and roof collect paint fade and small dents — years of Pakistani sun plus whatever falls on a parked car. Sight down them at a low angle; fade and ripples jump out.
We map every panel of the car you’re buying
This exact body map — every scratch, dent and repaint coded and photographed, plus paint-depth readings — comes standard in every CarOK inspection, with mechanical scores on top. Doorstep in Lahore, from PKR 2,500.
More real data: what we found last week · the first-100 field study
About this map
Data source: CarOK's live inspection database — 41 doorstep pre-purchase inspections with panel-by-panel body maps, 740 defects logged. Method: during every inspection, each scratch, dent, repaint and rust spot is coded to its exact panel and photographed; the map colors each panel by its share of all logged defects. Anonymization: aggregates only — no plates, owners or locations. Updated: 13 July 2026; the map redraws as the dataset grows. Limitation: Lahore-weighted sample of buyer-shortlisted cars; the windshield is tracked separately from glass-specific checks.
Frequently asked questions
What is this heat map based on?
Every count comes straight from CarOK's inspection database: 41 real doorstep pre-purchase inspections with a panel-by-panel body map, 740 individual defects logged (each scratch, dent, repaint and rust spot coded to its exact panel). Nothing is estimated — the map redraws as our dataset grows.
Which car panel gets damaged the most in Pakistan?
Doors. The four doors together carry 285 of our 740 logged defects — about 39% — with the front-right door the single worst panel (78 defects). Tight parking and motorcycle brush-pasts hit exactly at door height.
Why are bumpers mostly paint problems?
Because bumpers get resprayed constantly. Of 44 front-bumper defects we logged, 33 were paint fade or respray — bumper scuffs are cheap to repaint, so sellers routinely do. That's why we put a paint-depth meter on every bumper: fresh paint there can also be hiding crash repair.
How should a buyer use this map?
Check the hot zones first and in daylight: run your eye (and ideally a paint meter) along the doors, look down the hood and fenders at a low angle for fade and ripples, and open the boot to check the lid edges. If your time is limited, the doors and hood are where the damage statistically lives.
Does this include mechanical problems?
No — this map is body-and-paint only, from the exterior body map. Mechanical findings (engine, suspension, brakes, structure) are scored separately in the inspection. See our weekly findings report and the full field study for those patterns.