Vehicle history report

A vehicle history report in the United States contains important information about a used vehicle’s past. These reports generally show title records from each state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), along with salvage and insurance total loss records and accident records. This information is useful for buyers when choosing among used vehicles, as it can indicate issues with the vehicle’s safety and value. Additional information in a vehicle history report are ownership changes, and vehicle details decoded from the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) such as year, make, model, and odometer history.

Vehicle history reports are typically available online from several sources. Vehicle history reports are available for automobiles including light trucks and SUVs, motorcycles, recreational vehicles (RVs) and pre-1981 classic cars.

Before purchasing a used vehicle, potential buyers often consider the purchase of vehicle history and title reports and salvage check reports to understand a vehicle’s background history. Users are generally interested in whether a vehicle that is being considered for purchase has been in a severe accident, had its odometer rolled back or has lemon history. Sellers of vehicles also check the history of their vehicle prior to listing for sale so they are prepared to answer questions to the condition of the vehicle or history events. Individual buyers usually buy these reports from either CarFax.com, AutoFax.org, VinAudit.com, MotoSnoop.com, VehicleHistory.com, or VINCheckPro.com, MyNRMA.com.au, Vinreport.io VinDecoderz.

Dealers often obtain these reports that provide a detailed background on the used vehicle to show their customers. Dealers also run reports prior to acquiring vehicles at auction or from trade-ins to help ensure they pay a fair market value. Vehicle prices may be adjusted due to history events on any particular vehicle.

...
Wikipedia