Check any used car free.
Recalls, safety investigations and free repairs for any VIN. No signup.
No VIN? Paste the listing · Search by model
Enter a VIN — parts pricing needs the exact engine. Describe the car instead and we’ll open a model-level Flip Check.
From NHTSA’s public files, as of Sep 24, 2026.
Is your car under investigation?
| A typical history report | GarageIntel free check | |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls | Listed | In plain English, with NHTSA’s warnings |
| Open federal investigations | Usually not shown | Shown, before any recall |
| Free repairs from the maker | Usually not shown | Warranty extensions, grouped by part |
| Known problems for that model | Usually not shown | With typical repair costs |
| Price | Paid per report | Free, no signup |
Two ways in
You found a car. Before you pay, you want to know it’s straight, what tends to go wrong on it, and whether the price is fair.
Found a car? Check that it’s safe, see what tends to break, and make sure the price is fair — before you pay.
- Free check — recalls, known issues, price read, no signup
- Full report — market value, comparable listings, the full Deal Coach
- Deal Coach — what to offer, and where to walk away
You buy to resell. You need a fast buy-or-pass call, the recon risk, what it really sells for, and somewhere to run the numbers. The reseller toolset comes with membership — $24.99/mo, cancel whenever.
Buying to resell? Get a quick yes-or-no, see what repairs might cost, and know what it will really sell for. These flipper tools come with membership — $24.99/month, cancel anytime.
- Flip Check — verdict, spread and days-to-turn from year/make/model, no VIN
- Flip Check — tells you if it’s a good deal and how fast you could sell it, no VIN needed
- The max-offer worksheet — the most you can pay and still clear your margin, built into Flip Check
- Max-offer tool — shows the most you should pay to still make a profit
- Flip Pipeline — every car you’re working, with running profit and loss
- Flip Pipeline — tracks every car you’re flipping and how much you’re making
What’s free, and what membership adds
Your Garage, the GarageIntel Score and a full report preview come with a free account — still no card.
What you get
A report should tell you what it knows — and admit what it doesn’t.
Most vehicle reports fill every field, because an empty row looks like a broken product. We would rather show you the gap. If a figure isn’t genuinely there for your VIN, this app says so, and charges you nothing for it.
Never an estimate dressed up as a fact.
What it costs
- Recalls, safety investigations and free repairs
- Known problems and owner complaints
- Watch cars for new recalls
- A full report on one car, 7 days to use it
- What to offer (the Deal Coach)
- No subscription. It never renews.
- About 4 full reports a month
- Market value, what to offer, flip tools
- Cancel any time from your account
No “$1 trial” that quietly turns into a monthly bill.
How usage works
Membership includes $20 of usage each month. Free NHTSA data never uses any; a typical full report uses about $5, and the same VIN within a day costs nothing. Usage resets each month.
Dock Intel
The same idea, pointed at boats. Every vessel documented with the U.S. Coast Guard carries a federal record — build, dimensions, hull, what it’s legally allowed to do, and whether there’s a lien on it. Dock Intel reads it back plainly, and shows you the parts it can’t answer instead of filling them in.
- 386,962 documented hulls on file, refreshed monthly
- ~28,000 carry a maritime lien — which also blocks state registration
- Compare vessels side by side — free, no signup
The ~26–65 ft documented-vessel segment first — the boats big enough to need an oversize-load permit to move by road. The full vessel report is $5, and included with GarageIntel membership.
- Decoded Hull ID, hull material and build year
- Owner of record, documentation status and endorsed use
- Maritime-lien flag, called out plainly wherever it shows
Straight answers
What do I get for $24.99 a month?
Market value and comparable listings for any VIN, listing and auction history, the factory build sheet, the full Deal Coach (what to offer), and the flip tools. About four full reports a month. The free check needs no membership, so start there.
What’s not included?
Reported accidents, title brands like salvage, the odometer timeline and service history. Those need a full NMVTIS title report, which we don’t offer yet. Every section says what it can and can’t see.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Cancel yourself from Manage billing in the account menu. No contract, no fee. Nothing renews after you cancel.
Is my payment safe?
Payments run through Stripe. GarageIntel never sees or stores your card number.
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