Get a Free Report on Recalls, Theft, Specs & More

A VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a unique 17-digit code for every vehicle, acting as its car's DNA. You can find it:

• On the driver's side dashboard, visible through the windshield.
• On a sticker on the driver's side doorjamb.
• On the vehicle's title and registration documents.

A genuine free VIN check should give you immediate, valuable facts to spot major red flags. With VinspectorAI, our free report provides:

• Vehicle Details: Make, model, year, engine type, and trim level.
• Recall Information: We use the official NHTSA API to show any open safety recalls that need urgent repair.
• Title Brand Check: We instantly reveal critical issues like "Salvage," "Flood," or "Junk" titles.

This free snapshot helps you quickly eliminate problematic cars from your search.

Basic data like specs and recalls are often public. However, a car's full history—accidents, ownership, service records—is held by various private sources (DMVs, insurers, repair shops). Companies must license this data, which is the core cost behind a premium report.

A free check is a great filter; a paid report is a deep investigation.

A full history report provides the detailed story of a vehicle. At VinspectorAI, our Premium Report, powered by ClearVin's comprehensive data, includes:

• Accident & Damage History: Detailed records on the severity and type of damage.
• Ownership Timeline: Number of owners, length of ownership, and registration history (personal, rental, fleet).
• Odometer Readings: A history of mileage to help detect potential rollback fraud.
• Theft Records: Verification that the vehicle has never been reported stolen.
• Lien & Loan Checks: Identification of any outstanding financial obligations on the vehicle.
• Service History: Insight into how well the car was maintained.

Beyond just listing data, our AI analyzes it to give you plain-English insights. For a single car, it highlights the most important events in the history and assesses their potential impact on value and reliability.

It doesn't just tell you what happened; it helps you understand why it matters.

This is where VinspectorAI truly stands out. If you run Premium Reports on multiple vehicles, you unlock our unique AI Comparison Tool.

• Our AI doesn't just list facts side-by-side. It analyzes the full histories of each car.
• It scores them on factors like accident history, maintenance consistency, and ownership patterns.
• It then generates a direct comparison, explaining which car is the smarter buy and why, based on the data.

It's like having an expert mechanic and a savvy negotiator by your side.

After you run reports, the cars are saved in your personal garage. Our AI Chat allows you to ask questions about them in natural language, such as:

• "Summarize the history of the 2018 Honda Civic in my garage."
• "How much should I negotiate off the price due to the accident on the Ford F-150?"
• "Based on the service history, what maintenance will the Toyota Camry likely need soon?"

It's your interactive advisor, helping you make sense of the details.

Our data comes from highly reliable sources, including the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS), state DMVs, insurance databases, and others, delivered via our partner ClearVin.

No report can be 100% perfect, as not every incident is reported, but we provide the most comprehensive history available to the public. We are transparent about our data sources.

We offer a unique combination of comprehensive data and intelligent analysis. Other services give you a stack of records to interpret yourself. We give you that same data plus AI tools to understand it.

The Comparison Tool and AI Chat are designed specifically to help you make a confident decision between complex options, saving you time and potentially thousands of dollars.

Absolutely. We take your privacy seriously. We use industry-standard encryption to protect all your searches and data.

We will never sell your personal information or vehicle search history to third parties.