Make informed decisions with confidence

CARFAX Canada equips Banking, Insurance, and Government professionals with the most trusted and comprehensive source of vehicle history information in Canada — so you can assess risk, detect fraud, and make informed decisions with confidence.

Explore our 6 different tools

Vehicle History Reports

Uncover a vehicle's story before making critical decisions.

CARFAX Canada's Vehicle History Reports are the industry standard, delivering more insight into a vehicle's history than any other source. Drawing on billions of data records from thousands of sources, here are some of the things that CARFAX Canada Vehicle History Reports check for:

Major accidents
Total loss
Salvage
Rebuilt
Frame and structural damage
Flood and hail damage
Vehicle theft
Service and inspection records
Repair estimates and costs
Open recalls
Airbag deployment
Odometer readings and rollbacks
Registration
Lemons/CAMVAP
Canada import records
Detailed U.S. history
One-owner vehicles
Accident-free vehicle

View Sample VHR

Liens

Verify a vehicle's financial standing before making a decision.

CARFAX Canada lien checks are a simple and convenient way to know if the vehicle you are purchasing is clear of any registered liens, and include:

Single and multi-province lien searches
Lien checks on recreational vehicles
User interface (UI) and API

VIN Scan Summary

Get the vehicle history data you need at a glance.

VIN Scan Summary provides a trim-level decode, simple yes/no flags for a multitude of vehicle history and valuation data points, current registration, and mileage data for a single VIN. It's a cost-effective way to see key aspects of a vehicle's history at a glance.

Examples of data include:

Total damage over $5,000
Title brands
Stolen
Potential VIN clone
First registration date

VIN Scan Summary allows for:

Upgrades to CARFAX Canada Vehicle History Reports and liens (additional fees apply)
UI or API integration into existing workflows

VIN Scan Detail

Access a deeper breakdown of a vehicle's history.

VIN Scan Detail provides ten groupings of multiple history attributes to suit the needs of your business, including underwriting, warranty administration, collateral management or other risk mitigation initiatives. File output can be accessed via API or bulk sFTP upload. Examples of VIN Scan Detail files include:

Vehicle Description
Vehicle Demographic
Latest Activity
Potential Problem Indicator
Potential Damage
Ownership History
Severe Problem
Proxy Odometer
Potential Fraud

For a full overview of data points available, please see the
VIN Scan Detail Data Dictionary

VIN Scan Monitoring

Stay informed of a vehicle's status change over time.

VIN Scan Monitoring provides users with notifications when a major vehicle history event has occurred.

Features include:

User portal access
Bulk or single VIN upload; CSV output
Unlimited number of VINs can be monitored simultaneously
Monitoring frequency can be customized, and can be as often as nightly, making it ideal for high risk scenarios
Email notifications when new records appear
Upgrade to CARFAX Canada Vehicle History Reports as needed (additional fees apply)
Customized flagging - only get alerts on activity that’s important for your business

Monitored activity includes:

Title branding
Severe problem
Registration
Service
Exported
Inactive
VHR ordered
Recall
Stolen

Vehicle Valuation API

Integrate vehicle values directly into your workflows.

Remove the guesswork and save time by integrating the values you need into your everyday workflows. Powered by an industry-leading data network and proprietary valuation capabilities, CARFAX Canada’s valuation solutions deliver insights that empower you to make informed decisions.

The Vehicle Valuation API is easily integrated into your existing systems and allows you to choose from two different value types, depending on how specific you need the value to be.

Market-Based Value

Year, make, model, trim
Odometer
Province
Seasonality
Daily market data

History Based Value

Takes the Market-Based Value and further adjusts for:

Accident/damage history
Service history
Ownership history
Vehicle use (rental, fleet, personal)
Postal code – for localized values

*Requires a Vehicle History Report

Use cases include:

Lenders:

Loan value
Portfolio risk analysis
Vehicle repossession

Insurance:

Estimated vehicle value
Policy pricing
Portfolio risk analysis
Total loss

Extended Warranty:

Policy pricing
Portfolio risk analysis
Vehicle repossession

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