- Free verdicts
- Federal data
- No dealer money
Is that whip
worth it?
Owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings for any used car, and a verdict on the year.
Have the VIN? Find the car by it.
Read by NHTSA’s free VIN decoder. We do not keep it.
How it works
From the plate to the verdict.
Owner reports to NHTSA, not checked and not adjusted for sales. That is why we only compare a year with its own model, at the same age.
The verdict rules
- Worthy
- At least 5 complaints, and under 1.5 times a typical year (1.2 if most are costly parts).
- Maybe
- At least 1.5 times the complaints of a typical year, with at least 15 complaints. Or at least 1.2 times typical, with at least 25 complaints and 50 percent or more of them about costly parts such as the engine. Too many to be chance either way.
- Pass
- At least 2.5 times the owner complaints of a typical year, with at least 25 complaints, too many to be chance.
Not judged: too new (the newest 2 model years), too few complaints (under 5), or too few to tell a real problem from chance. Read the verdict rules
Plans
How far do you want to look?
The verdict comes standard, free on every car for good. A plan adds the deeper checks.
Free
$0
Every verdict, quick facts, recalls, crash ratings and the car loan guide.
No account needed.
Car Hunt Pass
$15once
Launch price
The odometer check, the high mileage dial, the outlast loan check, every owner complaint, comparing cars side by side, the seller kit, the offer writer, the true cost to own, the offer X ray, My Garage, deal notes and best pick.
Paid once, for 30 days. It does not renew.
Pro
$49a year
Launch price
The pass for a whole year, plus the printable car report, a service log for the car you buy, your garage as a spreadsheet, room for 25 cars, and recall and complaint alerts for them.
Renews each year until you cancel.
On the lot
Popular checks
Tap a plate for its best and worst years.
Every tool
From the first look at a car to the paperwork at the desk.
- Free
- Car Hunt Pass
- Pro
Car loan guide
Don’t drive off upside down
Owing more than the car is worth. A long loan or a small down payment can put you there on day one; the payment calculator shows when, before you sign.
- What you owe
- What the car is worth
- Upside down
An illustration of the shape, not anyone’s real loan.
Why you can trust it
Federal numbers
From NHTSA and the EPA’s fueleconomy.gov, each block with a link to check them. The verdict is our own math from those numbers.
No dealer money
No dealer pays us, we never sell or pass on your details, and the verdicts need no sign up.
Rules in the open
The same math for every car, written out in full.