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Look at the big picture...
No auto company is willing to sell anything brand new that was damaged in a natural disaster. Mazda ferry accident cars? Scrapped. Japanese tsunami cars? Scrapped. Thai flood cars? Scrapped. Hail damaged cars? You get the idea.
Even with carfax, insurance and liability disclaimers, the fact that a customer is receiving a significantly damaged or nearly destroyed car with nearly zero miles on the odometer is a big risk that the manufacturer is NOT willing to take. They are not willing to guarantee the repairs, they are not willing to stand by the product, they are not even willing to try.
It's not just the reliability, but also the safety aspect. Customer has an unsafe car because of something the customer did (worn tires... dirty brakes... etcetera), that's on the customer. Customer has an unsafe car because the company willingly sold damaged goods... that's on the company. And you can bet that some judge will find them liable no matter what precautions they take.
Thus... the cars go on the scrapheap... even if there's a 99% chance they're still good... because no company wants to be left holding the ball when that 1% ends up in court.
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