Carfax

Vehicle history service

Carfax is a commercial service that provides vehicle history reports, revealing accidents, title problems, odometer readings, and previous ownership.

The name has become nearly generic for such reports: I ran a Carfax before buying the used car.

Dealers often advertise vehicles as "Carfax clean" to signal no reported damage.

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tower

Tall slender edifice

Oxford · landmark · junction · Saxon · clock · view · steps · bells · spire · navigation

vehicle-history

report

Formal written findings

  • VINCar identification code
  • titleFormal honorific or name
  • odometerVehicle distance recorder

accident · mileage · ownership · disclosure · auction · salvage · damage · lemon · inspection · registration

Categories
Opposites
information source type

CarfaxDMV

Vehicle registration agency

public records

transparency vs. concealment

Carfaxodometer rollback

Fraudulently lowering recorded miles

lemon · buyer beware · caveat emptor

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G