Prior information
At the beginning of the report, we have listed VIN, model year, make and model of the vehicle and its type of fuel.
Next section given age of vehicle based on the model year or production date and date of first registration. It is worth remembering that in addition to cars produced for order, which are recorded immediately after manufacture in the dealers, there are popular engine versions and outfitting the colors are often chosen by the customer (eg. silver metallic, red, white). These cars usually waiting for the client, so the delay of 3-4 months between the date of first registration is nothing unusual. Only difference bigger than six months should rise our vigilance - dealer held car long in the square and sold it for example: only a year after the manufacture of the car or that car during transport to the deader could be damaged and it was necessary interference from tinsmith or painter. Sometimes delay maybe result from place of the production vehicle, e.g. Car manufactured in Japan and South Korea can be deliver to a dealer in Europe after several months.
Summary of the report
Summary of the report contain all the available data of the used vehicle.
It is divided into 3 groups:
1. Main information, contain: basic vehicle information, check stolen cars databases, manufacturer recalls/flaws and information about the manufacturer.
2. Vehicle history, which groups odometer readings, history damages and the history of prices and vehicle usage (official use): taxi, leasing, previous registration and owners, information about technical inspections.
3. Additional information, including supplemental information: vehicle equipment, archival photographs of the vehicle (if available), as well as last enquiries showing the previous query to autoDNA about a specific VIN.
Useful information
Useful information shows average mileage of vehicle in the numerical form and graphics form according to the year of production for specific type of fuel (diesel or petrol).
These data are presented on the basis of the statement of similar vehicles of that type in the autoDNA database and should be treated as image numbers. If we are interested in the car which has much less odometer reading, than would appear from autoDNA database, it probably has odometer rollback.
Average mileage is given in a graphic form for specific engine type. That enables you to compare the differences in the odometer (reported on an annual basis)
Values included in this section are reference values and are approximate values.
Information about vehicle
Here you can find main information about the vehicle you would like to check.
Based on the vehicle VIN number, our system verifies such information as, e.g. make, model, vehicle type, body, engine type, manufacturer's country, model year, production year, transmission type, steering system type and many other.
Depending on which information is encoded by the manufacturer in the VIN number, this part of the report will present all or part of them.
In this section you can also find information about VIN correctness. In case of some manufacturers it is possible to check the correctness of the VIN number (according to ISO standard) and the check digit. However, some of the manufacturers do not provide such a possibility. In such a case we communicate after a free check "Information - unavailable"
Manufacturer Info
In this section you can find information about manufacturer , contact information and date of update.
Stolen Vehicle Database
Stolen vehicle database contains information about specific countries, where the car you are checking could have been reported as stolen.
Both number of countries and institutions, where we verify if the vehicle has been stolen is constantly growing. All the results should be treated only as an information. autoDNA service cannot guarantee that the information about theft or its lack is uncontested. Please, find it only as a tip and, regardless of the result, have the vehicle checked by government institution (incl. Police) or independent expert.
Remember - if you have noticed, that the vehicle you are checking is reported as stolen, please consult this obligatory with the police.
Manufacturers Recalls
Here we present the information regarding manufacturers recalls. In case of reporting such recalls, our report shows what can be the problem, effects and potential fix to be done in Authorized Service Point (the vehicle should have such fix in its history). We also present the production date of the vehicle which has to be covered by remedial action.
autoDNA is the only service on the market presenting all the information according to points described above.
We are partners with international operator - Traffic Safety and Transport Supervision Agency, namely the operator of one of the biggest manufacturer's servicing databases (VOSA). Please, note, that we always indicate the source of information. The information could have been submitted to two different organizations like VOSA and Polish UOKIK (Consumer and Competition Protection Office) at the same time, but only in the case of the latter we appoint the information source.
Vehicle History
You will find here ( when data are available):
- odometer readings in chronological order,
- history damages,
- vehicle usage (official use), describing purpose of the vehicle( e.g. taxi, leasing, inlude also information about previous technical inspection and information about previous owner),
- history prices showing previous valuation in auction sites on the Internet and through inquiry to autoDNA.
This section provides a chronological record of all previous entries collected in one sequence constituting a summary of the most important facts from the history of the vehicle. In addition, at each position is the date of the event or the appearance of the entry.
Notice - each deviation from chronological mileage increase should make you thinking!
Last Enquiries
This section presents information about frequency, time and localization of checks on the vehicle. Such a knowledge is valuable for the potential purchaser, since he knows who and when was interested in the vehicle. The vehicle could have been offered for sale or someone wanted to buy it in a given time. If such transaction has not been finalized, you should be interested in who and why could have been interested in the vehicle.
Equipment
Here you can find the information regarding the equipment of your vehicle. The information will be presented in the report depending on their availability in our system.
The information that may be presented is:
- upholstery color,
- chassis - lacquer color,
- trim information - that is if moldings, bumpers, mirrors, door handles are in the same color as body or not,
- glass color,
- A/C type,
- navigation or audio system type,
- heated and folding mirrors,
- electric windows,
- number of airbags, etc.
It is worth to verify such information before buying a used car. Check exactly what pieces of equipment are on the report and compare them with currently installed on the vehicle. Here some examples: glass color before the vehicle is bought, since if the vehicle had an accident, the new glass is not original one or taken from another vehicle to save the money and its color may then vary. A similar situation may occur, for example in case of mirrors. See what have been installed in the original, whether they are folded, electrically operated and heated.
It is also worth checking if the vehicle actually does not have additional equipment such as "auxiliary electric windows" or other elements, which were not included at the production stage.
Vehicle Archive Photos
Here you will find the image gallery of the checked vehicle. In special cases the images may be repeated if the owner shared the images with various entities. You should pay attention to the fact, that the presented vehicle has been staying for sale for a long time without any success. Moreover, take notice that in some cases the photos present damaged vehicle advertised currently as accident-free.
Please note - if the free check does not provide any images of the vehicle, the paid report will not include any either.
Customer Reviews about the report
Final Settlement
ASDIRECT gathers information from various of sources including public Internet sources through own expert system and presents it in the form of online report history. The amount of data in the report depends on the particular VIN number. The type and amount of information contained in the report is always presented before the purchase.
The information presented in the reports is a collection of information gathered by ASDIRECT expert system and may duplicate initial errors. ASDIRECT is doing their best to eliminate them.
Please remember: Vehicle history reports of autoDNA and information included shall be treated merely as a tip and should be an essential step when buying/selling a vehicle. The information gathered in the report should be verified with authorized service point and by automotive experts.