Check a car
Free · No sign-up · Takes 20 seconds

Don't buy a used car
until you've checked it.

Found a car on Autotrader, Cars.com, Craigslist or Facebook? Enter the VIN or paste the listing. Get recalls, red flags, a price opinion and exactly what to say to the seller.

I don't have the VIN

Enter the year, make and model instead. The check will be less precise (no VIN decoding, no exact-car match). Ask the seller for the VIN before you pay.

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Price, mileage and ZIP are optional when a dealer has listed the car: we look them up from the VIN.

Add the listing text or screenshots (optional, finds more red flags and can read the VIN for you)

Pricing

Your first check is free. After that, choose what fits. No subscriptions, nothing renews by itself.

Single check
$6.99

One full report with 8 follow-up questions.

Buy single check
Most popular 30-day pass
$12.99

Up to 25 reports in 30 days. Compare as many cars as you need.

Buy 30-day pass
Annual
$69.99

Up to 60 reports over a year, for people who are always browsing.

Buy annual

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How it works

1Add the car

Type the VIN, or paste the listing or a screenshot. We find the VIN for you.

2We check it

Official NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, plus an AI review of the listing and price.

3You decide

Buy, negotiate or walk away, with a script for the seller and a checklist before you pay.

Official dataUS government (NHTSA) recall and complaint records
Respectful of sitesYou bring the listing. We only read a dealer's public page for the VIN you enter, and obey its robots.txt
Honest limitsWe say what we can't verify, instead of guessing