carVertical discount code: CARVIN for 20% off

1. Click Get the discount. carVertical opens with the code already applied.
2. Enter the car’s 17-character VIN. You find it in the registration document, at the bottom of the windscreen or on the driver’s door pillar.
3. carVertical shows which records it found for that VIN before you pay. If nothing useful turns up, you don’t have to buy.
4. Choose 1, 2 or 3 reports and check that the basket shows the reduced price.
5. Pay. The report is usually ready within a few minutes.

If the discount does not show

This happens when carVertical was opened from a bookmark or another tab. Come back to this page and use the button again, or type CARVIN where carVertical asks for a discount code. The basket total is the price you pay.

Example: three cars at the regular price would cost €83.97; with the bundle and the CARVIN code it costs €43.18. If the first report already tells you this is the right car, the other two stay unused, so buy a bundle only when you really plan to compare several cars.

carVertical is a vehicle history service from Lithuania. You enter a car’s VIN, and it collects the records it can find about that car from registries, insurers, stolen-vehicle databases and other partners, then puts them together in one report. It covers cars registered in most of Europe and in several other countries.

What carVertical helps you with

• Spotting a rolled-back odometer before you pay for the car.
• Finding earlier damage the seller did not mention.
• Checking whether the car is listed as stolen.
• Tracing an imported car through the countries where it was registered.
• Preparing questions for the seller and for your mechanic.

What you find in a carVertical report

• Mileage historyDated odometer readings and where they come from. A reading lower than an earlier one is a warning sign.
• Damage recordsReported incidents, sometimes with an estimated repair cost.
• Photos from the pastPictures of the car from earlier adverts or auctions.
• Registration historyThe countries and dates where the car was registered, useful for imports.
• Theft checkA search in the stolen-vehicle databases carVertical can reach.
• SpecificationEngine, equipment and other factory data decoded from the VIN.

What appears depends on the VIN. See example report pages in our carVertical review.

Where the data comes from

carVertical says it takes records from national and private registries, insurers, stolen-vehicle databases and other data partners. Coverage differs from country to country, so one car can have a full report and another only a few entries.

CARFAX, Cebia and government services are not affiliate partners of this page. Compare all ten providers.

Free official checks to run first

Many countries have an official check that costs nothing. Run it first, then use a report to fill the gaps:

• United Kingdom: MOT history on GOV.UK shows test results and recorded mileage from the registration number.
• France: HistoVec, the official service the seller can share with you, covers French registration history.
• Netherlands: the RDW vehicle check includes the NAP odometer judgement.
• Poland: historiapojazdu.gov.pl shows inspection mileage since 2014 with the plate, VIN and first-registration date.
• Belgium: ask the seller for the Car-Pass certificate.

Official services cover the period a car spent in that country. For an imported car, earlier years abroad may only appear in an international report. How to check a car across European countries.

• An empty section does not prove the car was never damaged. It only means carVertical found no record.
• A report does not replace a test drive and an inspection by an independent mechanic. How to check a used car before buying.
• carVertical changes its prices and promotions during the year. The prices on this page show the date they were checked, and the basket price is the one that counts.
• TopVINDecoder does not sell reports. Ordering, payment and support are handled by carVertical.

Beware of “70% off” codes

Coupon sites often list codes that promise very large discounts. Many have expired or worked only once. Before paying, compare the basket total with the table above and make sure you are on carvertical.com. If a seller sends you “their” report or a payment link, buy the report yourself: a report from the seller may be for a different VIN.