Larmtjänst, the Swedish insurers' investigation body, found that 21% of newer cars imported directly from the USA had a US damage history, and 61% of model-year 2007 and newer cars imported via Lithuania did. The Swedish route to a cheap American car runs through the same Baltic workshops as everyone else's.
The origin check confirms that the car is what its documents say and that it is not stolen. The registration inspection confirms roadworthiness. Neither is a history check. The SVT report "Importbilen kan vara en dödsfälla" and the Larmtjänst study were about cars that passed both.
Every guide in this hub ends the same way because every destination shares the same blind spot. Sweden's registry, inspection and customs process each verify something real, and none of them reads the American title, the insurer's total-loss declaration or the auction record. Enter the VIN above to see which of those records exist for the car you are looking at. The preview is free; the report is $19.99, once.
Clean, salvage, rebuilt, flood, junk. Issued by a US state, invisible in every European registry.
How it is checkedCopart and IAAI intake photos, damage codes and sale price, from every sale the car went through, not only the current lot.
How it is checkedReadings at US titles, registrations and inspections in date order. A reading below an earlier one is a rollback.
How it is checkedThe US price and fees, freight, 10% tull, 25% moms on the value plus duty, origin check, registration inspection and plates. Swedish customs agents publish calculators.
The preview on this site is free and shows which US records exist. Free auction archives show bid history for cars that went through Copart or IAAI, but not the title brand or odometer sequence.
Enter the VIN to see which US and Canadian records exist. The preview is free; the report is $19.99, once.