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# 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.

 

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### 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 ![](https://go.carfax.ca/hubfs/BIG%20microsite/Link-icon.svg)](https://www.carfax.ca/sample-report)**

### 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 ![](https://go.carfax.ca/hubfs/BIG%20microsite/Link-icon.svg)](https://go.carfax.ca/hubfs/VIN%20Scan%20Detail%20Data%20Dictionary.pdf)**

### 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**

Powered by a machine learning model that factors in:

- 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

#### We’ll work with you to find effective solutions to drive improved business results.

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