ReconIQ: Stop Guessing What Recon Actually Costs

For as long as dealerships have been appraising vehicles, reconditioning has been an estimate. An educated guess built on experience, assumptions, and a margin for safety.

But estimates decide outcomes.

Recon numbers directly influence appraisal values, risk tolerance, and whether a dealership actually wins the vehicle. When recon is off, especially when it’s inflated, margin erodes and trades walk. The cost isn’t always obvious, but over time it shows up in missed acquisitions and lost volume.

ReconIQ changes that.

ReconIQ is the first solution built to measure reconditioning accuracy by comparing the estimated recon cost at appraisal with the actual recon cost once the vehicle is completed in service.

This isn’t a snapshot or a one-time analysis. It’s continuous, VIN-level measurement—automated across your operation.

ReconIQ shows you:

• Estimated recon at appraisal
• Actual recon from service
• Variance by vehicle
• Variance by appraiser, advisor, source, and store
• Individual and location-level performance

No spreadsheets. No manual reconciliation. No waiting until the month is over to understand what went wrong.

When estimates are accurate, appraisal decisions move faster. Appraisers operate with conviction. Managers stop second-guessing numbers. Deals close with less friction.

When recon is overstated, dealerships under-offer. Trades are lost before they ever hit inventory. Over time, that hesitation quietly costs just as much as bad recon itself. ReconIQ replaces padding with precision.

What accurate recon enables:

• Faster appraisal decisions
• More confident buying
• Reduced risk without sacrificing aggressiveness
• Fewer missed trades and acquisitions

Recon overruns rarely happen all at once—they build slowly.

A repair order stays open. Parts are delayed. Labor expands. Costs grow while time to frontline stretches longer and longer.

ReconIQ surfaces these issues early by alerting you when used inventory has open repair orders, allowing teams to act before overruns compound.

With ReconIQ, you can:

• Identify open ROs tied to used inventory
• Address delays before cost and time escalate
• Protect margin while improving turn

Every vehicle that enters your service drive has an outcome. It either comes back to you—or it leaves.

Until now, those outcomes were largely invisible.

ReconIQ connects service activity to acquisition results, showing exactly what happens next at the VIN level. You can see when:

• A serviced vehicle is traded elsewhere
• A customer buys from a competitor but trades with you
• A vehicle is later recaptured after leaving your ecosystem

This isn’t estimation. It’s measurement.

Competition doesn’t only happen online or on the lot. It happens every day in service.

ReconIQ makes competitive outcomes clear over time, showing where you’re gaining ground and where deals are leaking away—often without anyone realizing it. ReconIQ reveals:

• Deals gained through service
• Deals lost after service visits
• Trends in competitive outcomes over time

Service stops being a blind spot and becomes a measurable acquisition channel.

With ReconIQ, recon becomes a disciplined, measurable process—not a best guess. What changes:

• More accurate recon estimates
• Faster, more confident appraisals
• Fewer missed trades
• Stronger margin protection
• Clear visibility into deals won and lost through service

If you want to understand your true recon costs, protect margin, and see how service impacts the deals you win—and lose—ReconIQ is where it starts.

ReconIQ will be available to all users at NADA26. To learn more or get help using it, contact your Account Manager. New to VINCUE? Schedule a demo to see how our platform can transform your dealership’s inventory strategy and performance.