Delivering a One-Marketplace Experience

Condition transparency has become table stakes in vehicle remarketing. As a Manheim buyer or seller, you don’t just want a grade — you want to know exactly what that grade reflects.

Beginning November 2, 2026, Manheim is answering that expectation with a mechanical standardization to AutoGrade® — and updates the Manheim.com Vehicle Details Page (VDP) so the change is easy to see.

What Goes into the AutoGrade® Score

The AutoGrade® change delivers clearer and more consistent condition signals.

How AutoGrade Is Determined

The two standardized mechanical components — the only mechanical inputs that affect the grade

Why It Matters

More clarity, less interpretation.
You know what impacts AutoGrade® and what mechanical information is being shown — no more guesswork.

A more consistent marketplace.
Condition signals are represented consistently across inspections, locations, and vehicles.

Confidence with transparency.
AutoGrade® stays simple by design — two clearly defined mechanical components give you more context, not more clutter.

More consistency and transparency add up to more confidence.

How This Shows Up on the Manheim Vehicle Details Page (VDP)

1. New Highlights Icons

A new airbags icon in the Condition section gives an easy at-a-glance view of all the AutoGrade®-impacting components.

2. New Mechanical Section

Shows additional mechanical observations that are not incorporated into AutoGrade®. When a negative condition is found from one or more of the listed items below, it will display in the Mechanical section:

  • Fluid Leaks
  • Warning Lights
  • Smoke
  • Dirty Oil
  • Missing Parts

What This Means for Your Inventory

Whether you’re buying or selling, here’s how the AutoGrade® update affects the vehicles in front of you.

If You’re Buying If You’re Selling
  • AutoGrade® is determined by only 2 mechanical components — does the vehicle move forward, are the airbags deployed — a more consistent signal based on defined inputs.
  • The Mechanical section brings additional recorded observations together in one place, providing you more context before you bid.
  • These additional mechanical observations are displayed for visibility and are not incorporated into AutoGrade®.
  • Only 2 mechanical components impact your AutoGrade: does the vehicle move forward, are the airbags deployed.
  • Additional mechanical detail — fluid leaks, warning lights, smoke, dirty oil and missing parts — supports more consistent inventory representation. The standardized methodology supports consistency, while enhancements to the Vehicle Details Page give buyers additional mechanical context.
One consistent framework for representing inventory condition.