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If manually buying reports every month isn't your idea of fun, why not make things easier? With the newly updated 

, you can set it up once and leave the rest to us, ensuring you'll have access to them whenever you need.

Learn about what we've improved, how subscriptions can benefit you, and how to ensure you never have to worry about refilling credits again.

Check any VIN to learn a vehicle's history!

Afraid of buying a wreck?

A carVertical subscription is a service designed to ensure you always have access to our reports. Instead of manually reordering when credits run out, you can choose a subscription plan that renews automatically every month (or sooner if needed).

Depending on your needs, you can purchase a carVertical subscription package of 

 from the purchase date and are renewed every billing day.

Auto refill: forget about tracking your credits

As part of our updated subscriptions, we’ve added a new auto refill functionality.

If your credits reach 0 before the renewal date and the auto-refill feature is enabled, they will be automatically refilled based on your subscription plan. Note that this will also adjust your billing date to match the refill date.

The auto refill ensures you no longer need to manually enter your payment information to top up your credits, so you'll always have enough to generate a report whenever you need one.

activating the toggle button on your subscription page.

If you’re already using (or have ever used) our subscription service, you’ll notice 

a few other improvements in addition to the new auto refill functionality:

 Once buried in the Settings, subscription details and management are now conveniently accessible from the side and drop-down menus (

 You can add a new card, edit your payment details, and set a new default card directly on the subscriptions page.

 You can cancel your subscription anytime on the subscriptions page (no strings attached). After canceling the subscription, credits remain available until the next billing date.

 If you wish to reactivate your most recent subscription plan, you can do so on the 

If you need more information on setting up a carVertical subscription, read our Help Center entry for 

How can you benefit from a carVertical subscription?

A carVertical subscription can benefit car buyers and sellers who require ongoing access to accurate vehicle data. 

Instantly check a vehicle’s history whenever you need it

Eliminate the need to refill credits manually or with the help of our team by enabling auto refill

Improve the process of checking vehicle histories, whether you're buying, selling, or simply researching

With a carVertical subscription, managing your vehicle information is simple. No more manual data entry – just easy access to reliable vehicle reports whenever you need them.

Avoid costly problems by checking a vehicle's history. Get a report instantly!

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Evaldas Zabitis

Generating a history report on carVertical takes just a minute, but that time adds up when you need to check multiple vehicles. That's why we've introduced a new feature that lets you generate up to 10 reports at once, saving you time and simplifying the process.

Reveal them all! Just enter a VIN code and click the button:

Used cars have dark secrets

We wanted to make carVertical more convenient for those checking multiple vehicles at once. That’s why we created the new 

, which is perfect for used car sellers and dealerships that provide history reports with their cars, as well as individuals checking cars in bulk.

Thanks to this feature, you can simply paste in a list of VIN numbers or enter them individually. And the best thing is that 

all these reports will be generated as quickly as you’d be generating one report – in about a minute

This feature isn’t exclusive to dealerships or used car sellers – even a regular car buyer can check multiple vehicles more conveniently now.

Once you have your VINs ready, generating history reports for them is simple. Just go to “

,” and type or paste your VINs into the “

You can enter up to 10 VINs in this field, and each VIN can be separated by commas or spaces. Remember that a VIN number must be 17 characters long. Click “

And that’s it! All your generated VINs will appear in the “

” part of the page in the same amount of time it takes to generate 1 report. Multiple VIN check is available for both businesses and individuals

Checking multiple VINs at once can save time in many situations for both used car buyers and sellers. Here are a few common scenarios where this feature can come in handy.

Used car dealers frequently purchase vehicles in bulk from online auctions to secure better deals and reduce transportation costs. With more buyers now checking a car’s history before making a purchase, dealers also need to ensure each vehicle has a clean record.

From now on, you can simply drop all the VINs in one place and 

 faster. Moreover, there’s also an option to download these reports in PDF format, allowing you to print them to provide transparency and gain trust when reselling these cars.

When buying a used car, most people typically narrow their options to 4-5 vehicles, and a quick history check is often the final step before contacting sellers. Instead of entering, generating, and checking each report one by one, this feature lets you input all the VINs in one place and generate the reports with just a single click.

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Karolis Bareckas

Every car has a story, but not all of them are easy to uncover. That's why we’ve spent 2024 making our reports smarter and easier to use, all while helping drivers and dealers navigate the used car market with insightful research.

Want to find out more about our key achievements in 2024? We’ve prepared a review of what we’ve been up to last year. Check it out!

Don't risk your safety - check it with carVertical first

Looks can be deceiving!

Report features and improvements – beyond vehicle history

There’s more to VIN checks than just car history. 2024 has brought us closer to building a report that gives users a much deeper understanding of the cars people buy and sell. Here are the new features we introduced last year.

We’re always eager to integrate new technologies into our services, and the 

 is a great addition to the vehicle history report. Our team created an AI model that analyzes the car’s historical photos and notifies users about potential damage. 

You can find the AI photo analysis under the Damage section in a report.

Our Damage section also got another upgrade: car models were updated from 2D to 3D, making it easier to evaluate the damage the vehicle has suffered.

Due to climate change, more and more countries are devastated by floods each year that affect thousands of cars. 

A vehicle that suffered water damage is the last thing you want in your garage

, and they should be avoided at all costs.

If the vehicle was located in an area impacted by flooding, you may learn this through our 

. While this feature doesn’t necessarily imply the car was affected, it could suggest when a thorough water damage check is necessary.

Ever heard about car safety ratings evaluating how safe a specific model is for the driver, passengers, and road users? From now on, when checking a car, 

 from car assessment tests like EURO NCAP.

Safety section also contains information on recalls

: when a recall was issued, its status (solved/unsolved/unknown), the date, and a short description.

Even for experienced car owners, proper maintenance can be a hard nut to crack (not to mention those who have just gotten their driver's license). That’s why we decided to help car owners with maintenance planning and 

introduced a new section called Maintenance schedule

This section suggests when the upcoming maintenance should be performed and which parts should be serviced. When buying a car, it’s essential to understand how the vehicle was serviced and what should be done in the near future. Otherwise, this can lead to unexpected additional costs after purchasing the car.

We try not only to provide customers with basic information about a car but also share our insights. 

Under the Odometer section, you can compare the vehicle’s mileage with the typical mileage of that model.

 For example, cargo vans typically have high mileage. And if the one you’re willing to buy has much lower mileage, this should raise your suspicion.

Vehicle inactivity is another insight, suggesting that a car may not have been used for a while. You can then clarify this information with the seller, who may shed some light on the car’s condition: whether it wasn’t in use due to damage or other reasons.

We’ve made carVertical easier to use for individuals and businesses

Last year, we also introduced many changes that enhanced user experience and made navigating carVertical easier for both individuals and businesses. Here’s a glance at the latest improvements.

 Allows you to generate a report in PDF format using carVertical’s API.

carVertical subscriptions and My subscription page.

 Instead of manually reordering when credits run out, you can choose a subscription plan that renews automatically every month (or sooner if needed). Subscription details and management are now conveniently accessible from the sidebar and drop-down menus. A brand new My subscription section was also introduced, including the ability to cancel, reactivate, and edit payment methods and enable auto-refill from the same place in the user zone.

. From now on, you can save your credit card details at checkout so that you won’t need to fill them in again next time.

 Users now have added protection to their accounts because of the one-time password feature that ensures only account owners are able to use their account.

 Reworked header introduced the ability to pack more with less footprint, offering our customers valuable and, oftentimes, decision-making information before and after purchasing a report.

 The revamped user zone finally has a fresh new look, reimagining how our returning users use the product.

 Ever wanted to check multiple cars at once? Now you can! Enter up to 10 VINs and get all the reports with one click.

What we’ve learned about the used car market – a year of research

Since we work with piles of automotive data, this provides us with invaluable insights into the used car market. It would be a shame not to share these insights with our readers, wouldn’t it? After all, 

we process data from millions of history reports, giving us a thorough understanding of driver habits, market trends, and transparency in different countries

. Here are the most important pieces of research we presented last year.

. The carVertical Market Transparency Index ranks 30 countries based on the transparency of their used car market, considering factors such as odometer clocking, damage, and import rates.

. This research explores the issue of odometer tampering in the used car market, revealing that some models are more likely to have their mileage altered than others.

. The article explains how carVertical creates vehicle history reports by using the VIN to gather data from over 900 sources across 40+ countries.

. A brief overview of how penalties for odometer fraud vary significantly across countries, with some imposing hefty fines and prison sentences, while others having minimal penalties or no specific laws.

. Examining average annual car mileage across different European countries and the US.

While last year was a blast, we’re not stopping here. carVertical’s team constantly searches for new ways to communicate with our users through data. This year, we’re planning to offer even more data-driven insights in our reports that will greatly benefit car buyers and sellers. Combined with hard facts from over 900 data sources, this will make our services even more convenient.

We work hard to turn the report into a better advisor for our individual and business users and increase transparency in the used car market. After all, this business was born out of frustration – there were just too many people getting scammed every day.

Buying or selling a car shouldn’t be a headache, yet there’s still a long way to go in this uneven battle.

carVertical’s 2024 in review: Big steps towards a better market

Tadas Švenčionis

Clients and business partners often ask us: how are carVertical vehicle history reports created? Where does the data come from?

These questions are understandable – car history reports can turn up some truly unexpected information. Not too long ago, car buyers had to rely on the honesty of sellers and their mechanic’s expertise to get a decent used car.

Well, as much as we’d like to have magical powers, the truth is simpler and more interesting. In this article, we’ll look at how carVertical reports are made.

The VIN: the key to unlocking your vehicle’s history

Almost every car manufactured after 1981 has a unique 17-character VIN, which acts as the vehicle’s fingerprint. The VIN is used by various institutions – like the police, insurance companies, and service centres – to record major events in a car’s life. Accidents, thefts, kilometre checks, ownership changes, and much more are logged with this number.

Because we live in a digital age, most of this data is stored in open and private databases. The VIN is our key to getting that data.

How carVertical reports are created: a behind-the-scenes look

While the report is simple and easy to understand, the technical process behind it is complex, dynamic, and always evolving. Here’s a look at how we turn raw data into clear, actionable insights for you.

When you enter the VIN on the carVertical app or website, we automatically search through over 900 data sources across 40+ countries. This includes:

2. Cleaning the data and sorting it into usable pieces

The data we receive from various sources is typically raw and requires several steps of processing. Let’s use an example to illustrate this procedure:

Imagine we receive a Swedish document for a black Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 with 5,000 Scandinavian miles (50,000 km) on the odometer, dated 12 June 2021. Before we can use this information, we need to:

Fix any errors/inconsistencies. Data is often manually entered into systems, leading to typos or other mistakes.

Sort the information into relevant categories, such as:

We can now group this data with info from other found records, and use it to generate the report.

3. Assigning the sorted out pieces of data to relevant report sections

To have a closer look at how data becomes a part of the carVertical report, let’s take the same black Mercedes.

We know from the above document that it had 50,000 km on the odometer at the time this information was recorded.

The reason “we” (meaning, the carVertical system) knows this is because we’ve analysed the document and isolated these 3 pieces of information – “Odometer value: 5,000,” “Odometer unit: Scandinavian miles,” and “Record date: 12 June, 2021.”

Now let’s imagine we’ve found 2 more data records on this Mercedes, offering the following information:

Technical inspection date: 7 September, 2023

This information tells quite a story – we just have to put it together.

To do that, we group information types into our report sections. For example, we have 3 odometer readings and the dates when they were taken. These will appear in the Odometer section of the report. Meanwhile, the technical inspection information will be in the Legal status and Timeline sections, etc.

4. Using statistical models to generate insights and perform fixes

So we now have the data and it has been processed for use in a carVertical report. But there’s still more work to be done “under the hood” – mainly using statistical models and other technological solutions to fix issues and enrich the report.

There are too many uses for these technologies to name, but as an example, we use statistical models to provide additional insights to users (e.g., we can compare the kilometres of our example Mercedes with other cars of the same model, age, etc.).

This process works both ways: we use statistical models to enrich the current report, and we use data from the current report to enrich our statistical models.

At this point, all the information we’ve gathered, cleaned, sorted, and enriched is used to generate a carVertical report. Let’s return to our Mercedes for a final example. Here’s what its Odometer section might look like:

While this black Mercedes may seem appealing, the above graph should make any potential buyer think twice!

From the report, users would also learn about the car’s journey – arriving in Sweden, being sold to another owner in Sweden, and finally ending up in Finland. Using statistical models we can also provide the price range for this model of car, as well as an average kilometre graph (although the latter would not change much, considering the kilometre rollback!), and more.

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Damages, kilometre readings, and everything else: Which data comes from what sources?

Without discussing specific databases / sources of specific information in our reports, we can look at some general rules for where certain types of data may come from.

Before we do that, however, it’s important to understand a couple of things:

The same type of information can come from different types of sources. E.g., kilometre records (even the same record) can come from a maintenance visit, a police record, or elsewhere.

There’s a lot of variety from country to country. The same types of institutions may have different record-keeping roles in systems depending on the country.

So where might you find those damage records, odometer readings, and other details?

carVertical is ISO/IEC 27001:2017 certified

As a company dealing with a lot of data, we take security very seriously. To prove our commitment, 

carVertical has earned ISO/IEC 27001:2017 certification

 – the global standard for information security.

To receive ISO/IEC 27001:2017 certification, a company has to implement tools and procedures, protecting all verbal, written, and electronic information received, sent, created, managed, and used from all possible threats: external, internal, intentional, or accidental.

This certification means we’ve put in place strict measures to protect all verbal, written, and electronic information from any threats—be they external, internal, accidental, or intentional.

What does this mean for you? Your personal data, report data, and financial details are all protected by top-tier security systems. Want more details? Check out 

our Information Security Policy and Information Security Management System (ISMS)

The carVertical report is simple and easy to read, but there’s a lot that goes into that simplicity. Our Data Department is a good reflection of this: carVertical currently has almost 200 employees, and as much as 15% of them work on data.

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