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Vehicle history reports, VIN lookup, used-car listings, accident data, title records, odometer readings, service history, recalls, vehicle values, dealer tools, and used-car confidence

CARFAX

CARFAX is a vehicle-history and used-car information website best known for CARFAX Vehicle History Reports, which use VIN-based records to help shoppers understand accidents, titles, ownership, odometer readings, service history, recalls, and other used-car signals.

Core service
CARFAX provides vehicle history reports and related used-car information for shoppers, owners, dealers, service shops, and other businesses.
Report basis
CARFAX Vehicle History Reports use the unique 17-character VIN and records supplied from many data sources.
Company context
CARFAX says it is part of S&P Global and provides information that helps people shop, buy, service, and sell cars with more confidence.
CARFAX is best known for VIN-based vehicle history reports that help used-car shoppers understand title, accident, odometer, service, recall, and ownership records.View image on original site

What CARFAX is

CARFAX is a vehicle-history and used-car information website. On CARFAX, shoppers can order vehicle history reports, browse used and new car listings, check used-car values, research models, track maintenance, look up recalls, and use VIN-based information before buying or selling a vehicle.

Vehicle history reports

The best-known CARFAX product is the Vehicle History Report. CARFAX says reports are generated from its database using a vehicle identification number, or VIN. A report may include registration history, title information, accident and damage indicators, odometer readings, service records, commercial use, recall information, flood or total-loss history, and other details that can affect a used-car decision.

Where the data comes from

CARFAX describes a large vehicle-history database built from many sources, including government agencies, motor vehicle agencies, auctions, police and fire departments, fleet and rental companies, service records, and other automotive data providers. That breadth is useful, but the report only reflects information supplied to CARFAX.

Listings, values, and car care

CARFAX is not only a report checkout page. The site also has vehicle listings with free reports, used-car values, model research, recall tools, service-shop search, maintenance tracking, and the CARFAX Car Care app. Dealers use CARFAX products to give shoppers more context and to support trust in used-car listings.

Why it matters

CARFAX matters because used cars carry hidden risks that are hard to see from a photo or test drive. Title brands, reported accidents, odometer problems, flood history, service patterns, and ownership history can materially change what a vehicle is worth and how risky it may be to buy.

Limits and cautions

CARFAX itself warns that its products are based only on information supplied to CARFAX and that it does not have the complete history of every vehicle. A report should be used with a pre-purchase inspection, a thorough test drive, title review, recall checks, and careful reading of the purchase contract.

WHOIS domain data

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Domain
carfax.com
IP address
18.67.76.98
Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.
WHOIS server
whois.markmonitor.com
Referral URL
http://www.markmonitor.com
Created
July 30, 1997
Updated
June 27, 2025
Expires
July 29, 2026
Nameservers
dns1.p01.nsone.net (198.51.44.1); dns2.p01.nsone.net (198.51.45.1); dns3.p01.nsone.net (198.51.44.65); dns4.p01.nsone.net (198.51.45.65); ns01.carfaxdns.net (148.163.250.1); ns02.carfaxdns.net (148.163.250.65); ns03.carfaxdns.net (148.163.250.129); ns04.carfaxdns.net (148.163.250.193)
Domain status
clientDeleteProhibited; clientTransferProhibited; clientUpdateProhibited
Contact information
Registrant organization is listed as Carfax, Inc. in the US; contact email is handled through the MarkMonitor request form for carfax.com.