Enter the VIN to see the factory warranty terms that came with the vehicle — basic, powertrain, corrosion, roadside assistance — and whether each would still be in force given its age and recorded mileage.
The comprehensive new-vehicle warranty term, typically 3 years or 36,000 miles / 60,000 km, and whether the vehicle is still inside it.
Engine, transmission and drivetrain terms, commonly 5 years or 60,000 miles and up to 10 years or 100,000 miles on some brands — with a transfer catch explained below.
Rust-through coverage, often 5 to 12 years with or without a distance limit, which matters most on salt-belt and Canadian vehicles.
Included roadside coverage terms and, where the manufacturer offered one, the complimentary scheduled-maintenance period.
Each term marked active or expired based on the model year and the latest recorded odometer reading, so you can see at a glance what is plausibly left.
Branded titles and salvage history from the same report — a rebuilt vehicle has usually lost its factory warranty regardless of age or mileage.
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The coverage terms are set by the manufacturer for the model and year and are reliable. Whether coverage is still in force depends on the in-service date — the day the first owner took delivery — which is not public. The status shown is calculated from the model year and the last recorded mileage, so a vehicle sold late in its model year may have a few more months than shown. Treat it as a strong indication, then confirm with a dealer.
Several brands advertise long powertrain terms — 10 years or 100,000 miles — that apply to the original owner only and drop to a shorter term for subsequent owners. A used car can be well inside the headline term and outside the coverage you would actually receive. Read the transfer rule for the brand before valuing the remaining warranty.
Most manufacturers void the new-vehicle warranty once a vehicle has been declared a total loss, however well it was repaired. The warranty check sits next to the title-brand check in the report for exactly that reason: a two-year-old rebuilt vehicle has no factory warranty left to sell you.
A three-year-old car with 70,000 miles is out of basic coverage and, on many brands, out of powertrain coverage too. The recorded odometer readings in the report are what let you place the car against the distance limit rather than trusting the dashboard.
A year of factory bumper-to-bumper coverage is worth a meaningful amount at resale and is a common selling point. It is also commonly overstated. Checking the terms and the vehicle's position against them is how you avoid paying for coverage that ended last spring.
The section lists each coverage type with its term and a status — for example "Warranty — Basic: 36 months / 36,000 miles — Expired", "Powertrain: 60 / 100,000 — Expired", "Corrosion perforation: 60 / unlimited — Expired" on a ten-year-old vehicle, or "Basic: 36 / 36,000 — Active" on a two-year-old car showing 21,000 miles. Read it together with the odometer timeline: if the last recorded reading is a year old, the car has covered more distance since, and a term showing active by a narrow margin may already have lapsed. Then call any franchised dealer for that brand with the VIN; they can see the in-service date and any coverage the previous owner bought.
See a full sample report| This VIN check | Franchised dealer (by VIN) | Manufacturer owner portal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory coverage terms for the model and year | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Estimated active/expired status | Yes — from model year and recorded mileage | Exact — from the in-service date | Exact, for the registered owner |
| In-service date | No | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer rules for second owners | Explained by brand | Yes | Yes |
| Extended or CPO coverage purchased later | No | Yes, if sold through that brand | Sometimes |
| Title brands that void coverage | Yes — same report | Sometimes | No |
| Cost and access | Free preview; part of the report | Free by phone with the VIN | Requires the owner's account |
You can see the factory warranty terms for the vehicle and an estimate of whether each is still in force, based on the model year and the latest recorded mileage. For the exact expiry date you need the in-service date, which any franchised dealer for the brand can look up by VIN, usually over the phone and free.
No, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. The terms are reliable; the status is calculated, not confirmed by the manufacturer, because the delivery date is not public. It is accurate enough to tell you whether a claim of "still under warranty" is plausible, and the dealer call settles it.
The basic warranty almost always transfers with the vehicle. Powertrain coverage varies by brand: some transfer in full, others reduce a long original-owner term to a shorter one for later owners. Extended warranties bought by the previous owner may transfer for a fee, or not at all.
In nearly all cases, yes. Manufacturers treat a total-loss declaration as the end of new-vehicle coverage regardless of the quality of the repair. The report shows title brands alongside the warranty terms so the two can be read together.
Basic, often called bumper-to-bumper, covers nearly everything except wear items for a shorter term. Powertrain covers the engine, transmission and drive components for longer. On a used car it is common to be outside basic coverage and inside powertrain, which still has real value for the most expensive failures.
No. Extended coverage and third-party service contracts are private agreements and are not part of the vehicle record. Ask the seller for the contract and confirm its transferability with the provider.
The status uses the last odometer reading reported against the VIN, which may be from the last registration, inspection or sale. If that reading is old, the vehicle has travelled further since, so a term showing active by a small margin should be treated as marginal.
Yes. Terms are shown for vehicles sold in Canada as well as the United States, with distance limits in kilometres where the manufacturer specifies them that way. Corrosion coverage is worth particular attention on vehicles that have lived through Canadian winters.
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