Why choose us?
Here's why customers choose CARFAX™.
THE CARFAX™ MISSION
CARFAX™ provides trusted information that helps millions of people shop, buy, service and sell cars with more confidence.
CARFAX™ started with a vision: Be the leading source of vehicle history information for buyers and sellers of used cars. Today, we have the most comprehensive vehicle history database available in North America. In fact, hundreds of millions of consumers trust CARFAX™ to provide them with vehicle history information every year.
And for good reason – we receive information from more than 139,000 data sources, including every U.S. and Canadian provincial motor vehicle agency, plus many auto auctions, fire and police departments, collision repair facilities, fleet management and rental agencies and more.
CARFAX Vehicle History Reports™ are available on all used cars, SUVs, and light trucks from model year 1981 or later. Using the unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN), a CARFAX™ Report is instantly generated from our database of over 32 billion records.
Every CARFAX™ Report contains information that can impact a consumer’s decision about a used vehicle. Some types of information that may be included are:
Accident and damage indicators, such as airbag deployments.
The point of impact and a severity scale for damage events.
Title information, including whether the car has a salvaged or junked title.
How many owners a car has had in its lifetime.
State emissions inspection results.
Service records.
Whether a vehicle was used for commercial purposes (taxi, rental, etc.).
Plus, the exclusive CARFAX™ Buyback Guarantee reduces the risk involved in buying a used car. If the CARFAX™ Report fails to include a DMV-issued branded title (such as salvage, fire or flood damage, and odometer problems), you may qualify.
For more information on Vehicle History Reports, visit contact us via email: support@carfax.la.
Shopping for a Car?
Don’t waste time looking at used cars with less-than-desirable history. Start your search using CARFAX Used Car Listings, and filter your results by 1-owner cars, accident history, cars with service records and more. Every used-car listing comes with a free CARFAX Report. Or you can find a brand-new car that best meets your needs.
Already Have a Car?
Get the CARFAX Car Care app to make caring for it easier than ever! Using your VIN or license plate number, we can provide service records, maintenance schedules, alerts for unfixed recalls and more. Leave it to us to provide you with notifications when your car is due for service so you can stay on top of maintenance.
Think CARFAX Can Help Your Business?
Thousands of auto dealers nationwide subscribe to Carfaxonline.com to grow their business and instill confidence in their customers by providing them with free Vehicle History Reports. Plus, service providers and other businesses, as well as government entities, rely on information from CARFAX every day to help them make better decisions.
Check out the CARFAX Banking & Insurance Group for other ways we can help your business.
FAQs
We answered your Top 5 questions. Please visit our FAQ page for a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions.
A car history check provides all the information on a specific vehicle’s history. Depending on the thoroughness of your chosen service, you can find out information like the registration, mileage, damage reports, and whether the vehicle has ever been written off or stolen. In some cases, you can also find out about factory recalls and learn the historical market value of the car.
CARFAX™ provides a comprehensive car history check with everything you need to know about a vehicle. Our vehicle history reports are unique because they include safety recalls, automated finance updates, and a visual written-off damage report that shows you exactly where a car has endured damage. On top of that, our reports include the following:
– Write-off check
– Stolen check
– Finance check
– Price valuation analysis
– Tampered or Altered Info
– Junk & Salvage Info
– Odometer check
– Registration details
Yes. A VIN check specifically searches the Vehicle Identification Number to find out who has interests in the vehicle. A VIN check can form part of a car history check, but it does not tell the entire story. As a result, car history checks are more valuable because they can tell you everything you need to know about a vehicle, including its damage history and its market valuation.
You should do a car history check whenever you find a car you want to purchase, particularly if the car is second-hand. You should do another check on the day of purchase to make sure nothing has changed with regard to the financing. CARFAX™ takes the stress out of this for you by providing free automated finance updates, running 6 checks per day for 14 days to alert you about any status changes. We will immediately inform you if something changes.
Car history reports can tell you if a car has ever been stolen or written off. All you need is the VIN number, and you can search a car’s history on CARFAX™ to see if there’s something you need to know. By consulting the written-off vehicles register (WOVR), a car history report can help you understand more about a vehicle’s history before you buy it, keeping you safe during your purchase.