# 1972 Cadillac DeVille - Will mileage reset?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-cadillac-deville-will-mileage-reset/136002>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 7, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-cadillac-deville-will-mileage-reset/136002 "2019-03-07T19:48:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sue32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@Sue32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sue32)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-cadillac-deville-will-mileage-reset/136002/1 "2019-03-07T19:48:34Z")

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at what is the mileage does the odometer reset?

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-cadillac-deville-will-mileage-reset/136002/2 "2019-03-07T20:55:11Z")

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Do you have an electronic odometer or a mechanical one? If mechanical, they typically go to 99,999 miles and then go to zero again.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-cadillac-deville-will-mileage-reset/136002/3 "2019-03-07T22:14:21Z")

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Your ‘72 probably has a mechanical odometer.