About
Vehicle history reports, minus the markup
CheapVins started with a simple observation: a single vehicle history report costs $44.99 at retail because it can. Buyers under car-purchase pressure will pay almost anything to avoid buying a lemon. Dealers, exporters, and insurance companies pay $4–$8 per report through volume contracts. The retail price exists to subsidize those enterprise accounts.
What we do
We buy reports at volume rates and sell them to the people who need them most: individual used-car buyers who are about to wire a stranger thousands of dollars. The PDF you receive is the same report you would pay full retail for. Same header, same VIN-matched data, same formatting. We don't generate or edit anything.
Why our reports are safe
The report you receive is the complete, unmodified PDF. If a dealership asks whether it's "real," forward them the PDF. The only thing "cheap" about it is the price we charge for it. Nothing about the underlying data is cheap.
How we make money
We buy reports at a bulk per-report cost, add a small margin, and keep operations lean. No sales reps, no inflated marketing budget. Just a small, focused team keeping the service running. That's how we offer a full report at $7.99 and still break even.
Our guarantee
- If the VIN returns no data, we refund.
- If the report is incorrect, we refund.
- If delivery takes over 24 hours, we refund.
- If a dealer rejects the PDF, we refund (hasn't happened yet).
Contact
Questions, dealer inquiries, press, or just hello: [email protected]. We answer within one business day.
Get your vehicle history report in under 2 minutes
Full PDF report. $7.99 one-time. Money-back guarantee if the VIN returns no data.