Just found out my car was wrecked/told before it ever left Audi - recourse?

[cn34]

I bought a 2009 Audi A4 SE Cabriolet in 2013, used (obviously) from a reputable Acura dealer in AZ.
I was supplied with a clean carfax, stating no accident history, and I still possess this carfax report.
That clean history was important to me.

Last night, I was negotiating a trade-in of this car at a dealership when they stated that there was an accident/Towing required on the Carfax report.
They provided me with a copy and I then provided them with my clean carfax.

The accident that was reported occurred on 04/09 before the car had ever been sold. It was evidently fixed and sold several months later by the Audi dealer in AZ.

And carfax "started reporting this accident on April of 2016" - yes 7 years later!

So I bought a car with a clean carfax and just accepted $1000 less due to this issue (about 10%).

Why would a dealer report this 7 years later? Do I have any recourse, and if so, with whom?

[LINDW4LL]

No, you don't have any recourse. A CarFax is only one source for deciphering a car's history, and is by no means all-inclusive, nor should it be viewed as such.

As to why it took seven years to appear on the CarFax; I have no idea. I assume they're always expanding the number of sources from which they gather data, though. Many accidents/repairs never end up on CarFax at all.

[cn34]

Thanks for your response (I think you are correct)
I'd expect that to be the case with one exception: That a new car has been towed and fixed before it was sold. Suspicious that they (Audi Dealer) hid this for 7 years. But I suppose they weren't the ones who reported it. I am asking Carfax for more information on this reported accident and verifying it's the right car and not an error. Even though I traded the car in.