Even in the world of supercars, odometer scams do exist. Today's case concerns the JLR Brooklyn dealership in New York: a Lamborghini Huracán Evo Spyder with a mileage of just 2,100 km turned out to have been driven... more than ten times over.
It all began last June, when a certain N. Teelan decided to trade in his Lamborghini Huracán 2023 for a Range Rover 2025 (JLR Brooklyn being a Range Rover dealer), obtaining a credit of $190,000 in the process. The deal seems perfect: the Lamborghiniin immaculate condition with low mileage, was immediately added to the dealer's inventory and quickly resold for $299,995.
But a few weeks later, the supercar's new owner dropped it off at a Lamborghini workshop in Texas for a simple service. That's when everything fell apart. By plugging in an OBD2 scanner, Lamborghini technicians discover an inconsistency: the trip meter reads 2,100 km, but the engine computer (ECU) registers 23,365 km.
The explanation? A blocking device had been installed to falsify the digital speedometer display. Clearly, the car was moving, but the visible mileage was not.
Taken by surprise, the JLR Brooklyn dealership had no choice but to reimburse the buyer in full, cover the cost of transporting the vehicle, and replace the speedometer for $6,300. A $190,000-plus mishap for the dealership, which launched a legal action against N. Teelan and his company in late September 2025. Teelan and his Montana-based company, Cross Feen LLC.
The complaint, filed in federal court, charges fraud and breach of contract. The dealer's lawyers claim that the actual mileage considerably devalued the Huracán, making it far less attractive for resale.
This case highlights a practice which, despite technological advances, still exists: mileage manipulation. In this case, however, it was enough to compare the odometer data with the ECU data, using a simple diagnostic tool, to detect the deception.
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