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CARFAX® and VinAudit (NMVTIS-licensed) reports · Instant delivery
They pull from different networks. CARFAX is the deepest on shop-reported service and accident detail. VinAudit reports straight from the government title database for far less. Neither one sees everything, so pick the one that answers your question.
The report dealers and private buyers ask for by name.
Best for the one car you are serious about — or negotiating its price.
Official government title data for a fraction of the price.
Best for screening several cars before you spend a Saturday on test drives.
A common approach: screen a few listings with VinAudit to rule out salvage, flood, theft, and odometer fraud, then pull CARFAX on the car you actually want to buy. Shopping more than one car? Multi-report packs at checkout drop the price per report.
Reported collisions, structural damage, and total-loss events tied to the VIN.
Salvage, junk, flood, rebuilt, and lemon titles from state DMV records.
Mileage readings over time so a rollback or a broken cluster is obvious.
How many owners, how long each kept it, and whether it was a rental or fleet car.
No account setup, no full vehicle decode first. A license plate and state works too.
One-time charge for one report. No subscription and nothing to cancel later.
Your report opens right away, and we decode the full vehicle in the background for free.
VinAudit is a licensed NMVTIS provider, which means it reports directly from the U.S. Department of Justice title database that every state DMV feeds. It is the authority on title brands, salvage, theft, and odometer records, and it costs a fraction of a CARFAX report. CARFAX runs its own network of 140,000+ data sources, so it is stronger on shop-reported service history and detailed accident write-ups. Different networks, different strengths.
If you are checking a car you have already driven and want every detail before you make an offer, buy CARFAX. If you are screening a few listings and mainly want to rule out salvage titles, flood damage, theft, and odometer fraud, VinAudit answers that for much less. Plenty of buyers screen with VinAudit and then pull CARFAX on the finalist.
After you submit payment, we verify your card and confirm a report exists for that VIN before we charge you. If nothing is on file, checkout shows an error and you are not charged — you can switch to the other provider and try again.
No. Enter a VIN or plate and buy. We save the vehicle to a garage for you in the background so you can come back to the report later, and you can add a login any time.
Yes. Pick the License plate tab, enter the plate and state, and we resolve it to a VIN before checking report availability.
No. It is a one-time charge for the report you pick. Nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel.
Most buyers spend more on a tank of gas than on the report that would have warned them.
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