What is this car worth?Check any car's value by VIN
Enter the VIN. We price that exact car at its real mileage, against cars for sale near you, then tell you whether the asking price is fair and what to pay.
Kelley Blue Book prices a trim. We price the VIN, your odometer reading and your ZIP code.
The VIN is on the dashboard, door jamb, or title.
What you get
What this car is worth
This VIN, at its odometer reading, in your local market. Not a national average for the model.
A straight verdict
Tell us the asking price and we say whether it is fair, cheap, or too much. Including when it is too much.
A Negotiation Bundle
Your opening offer, your target and your walk-away price, with the evidence to argue for each one.
What it cost new
The original window sticker for this VIN: MSRP, dealer invoice and the options it was built with.
Open recalls and safety
NHTSA recall campaigns and 5-star crash-test ratings, free for any VIN.
What it costs to run
Official EPA fuel economy plus an estimate of five-year running costs.
Knowing the number isn't the hard part
Saying it out loud is. The Negotiation Bundle gives you three prices for this specific car: where to open, what to aim for, and the point at which you walk. Then it gives you the reasons behind each one, every reason sourced, plus what the seller is going to say back and how the conversation should go.
How it works
Enter the VIN
Seventeen characters, on the windshield, door jamb or the listing itself.
See the free report
Specs, open recalls, safety ratings and running costs, instantly. No signup.
Add mileage and ZIP
From $2.99, see what it is worth, whether the price is fair, and what to pay.
Pay once, or not at all
One-off payments, no subscription and no account. Full detail on pricing.
Common questions
How do I find out what my car is worth by VIN?
Enter the 17-character VIN, then your odometer reading and ZIP code. CarWorthIt prices the car against comparable vehicles currently listed for sale near you, at that mileage, and shows the average, the lowest and the highest local asking prices. Most free tools work from year, make and model only, which gives you a national average rather than what your car is actually worth where you live.
Why do you need my mileage and ZIP code?
Because both change the answer, often by thousands of dollars. Mileage is the single biggest driver of a used car’s value after age, and the same car sells for different money in different markets. A valuation that ignores either is a guess.
Is the VIN report really free?
Yes. Vehicle specification, open safety recalls, NHTSA crash-test ratings and EPA running costs are free for any valid VIN, with no account and no card. You only pay if you want the valuation and the original factory record.
What is in the Negotiation Bundle?
Three prices for the specific car you are looking at: where to open, what to aim to pay, and the point above which you should walk away. Each one is derived from what comparable cars are listed at near you, so you can defend it out loud. It also sets out your case for paying less, with every claim sourced, what the seller is likely to argue back, the order to say things in, and the checks to make before any money moves. It costs $9.99 and includes both other reports.
Is the valuation for my exact car, or just cars like it?
For your exact car. We start from the VIN, which fixes the precise trim and the factory options it was built with, then price it at your odometer reading in the market around your ZIP code. What comparable cars are currently listed for is the evidence we price against, because that is what any valuation anywhere is measured against, but the figure you get is for your vehicle rather than an average of the model. The one thing no data feed can see is condition, so a car that has been abused or immaculately kept will sit either side of it.
How is this different from Kelley Blue Book?
KBB works from year, make, model and trim, and asks a series of questions before giving you a figure. CarWorthIt starts from the VIN, which already knows the exact trim and factory options, then prices it at your mileage against cars listed near you. We are independent and not affiliated with Kelley Blue Book.
Do you sell a vehicle history report?
No. Accident and title-brand data in the United States sits behind licenses we do not hold, and we would rather say so than sell a thin substitute. For title and salvage history use an NMVTIS-approved provider. CarWorthIt covers what a car is worth, what it cost new and what it costs to run.
Is there a subscription?
No. One payment for one report, no account to create and nothing to cancel.
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The VIN is on the dashboard, door jamb, or title.