stat.vin Alternative — Auction Bid History Versus a Full US Title and Auction Report

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stat.vin is a free Copart and IAAI archive with Ukrainian, Georgian, Polish, French and Spanish interfaces and per-VIN pages that rank in search. Its bid history is good. Here is what a European buyer still needs after using it.

What stat.vin does well

stat.vin publishes Copart and IAAI bid histories and photos for free, in several European languages, and its per-VIN pages make a car's auction appearances easy to find. It also sells paid reports of its own. The free layer is a fair first look at whether a car has been to auction.

Record by record

stat.vin (free archive)Vektracer report
Copart / IAAI final bid and sale dateYes, for sales in its archiveYes, where the auction reported it
Photos from the auction listingOften, while the archive retains themYes, where recorded, across every sale the VIN went through
Damage codes and title type at saleUsually, as stated on the lotYes
US state title history and brands (salvage, rebuilt, flood, junk)NoYes, by state and date, including brands applied after the auction
Odometer readings in date orderThe auction reading onlyEvery reading at titles, registrations, inspections and sales
Accidents and total losses outside auctionNoYes, where reported
Rental, fleet, lease, taxi or police useNoYes
Theft and lien recordsNoYes
Open safety recallsNoYes
Canadian provincial recordsNoYes
Free preview of which records existThe archive itself is freeYes, before you pay
PriceFree$19.99 per report, no subscription

When the free archive is enough

When the only question is whether a car has been to auction and roughly what it looked like that day, the archive answers it. When the question is whether the car in front of you is the one in those photos, what happened to it afterwards, whether its current title is honest, and whether the odometer is, the archive has nothing to say. For a buyer about to pay freight, duty and VAT on the answer, the second set of questions is the expensive one.

How to use both

  • Use the archive to confirm the car went to auction and to see that listing's photos.
  • Run the VIN here for the free preview: it shows whether title-brand, odometer, accident, theft and auction records exist.
  • Buy the report when the preview shows records worth reading. If it shows none, you have paid nothing.
  • Compare the archive's photos with the report's earlier auction record, if there is one, and with the car itself.

Three things to check before money moves

  1. 1

    The US title brand

    Clean, salvage, rebuilt, flood, junk. Issued by a US state, invisible in every European registry.

    How it is checked
  2. 2

    Prior auction records and photos

    Copart and IAAI intake photos, damage codes and sale price, from every sale the car went through, not only the current lot.

    How it is checked
  3. 3

    The odometer sequence in miles

    Readings at US titles, registrations and inspections in date order. A reading below an earlier one is a rollback.

    How it is checked

Frequently asked questions

Is stat.vin accurate?

For the sales it holds, the bid and photo data mirrors what the auction published. Archives can lag, miss sales, or lose photos over time, and they never hold anything that did not happen at auction.

Is Vektracer affiliated with stat.vin, Copart or IAA?

No. Vektracer is an independent vehicle history service that licenses US and Canadian title, insurance and auction data.

Can I search by lot number here?

Use the VIN, which is printed on every lot page and on the archive's own record. The VIN reaches every sale, title and registration; the lot number reaches one sale.

What if the archive shows the car but the report shows no auction record?

Auction coverage differs by source and date. Run the free preview first; if it shows no auction record you have not paid for one. The title and odometer sections of the report still apply.

Check the vehicle before you pay

Enter the VIN to see which US and Canadian records exist. The preview is free; the report is $19.99, once.