checkcar.vin Reviews 194

TrustScore 2 out of 5

2.2

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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Customers express concerns about hidden subscription charges. Many users report being charged substantial amounts, often around 50-100 EUR/USD, shortly after making a small initial payment for a report. This happens without clear consent or notification, leading to unexpected and unwanted subscriptions. People also report difficulties in obtaining refunds and describe customer service as unhelpful or unresponsive. The reports themselves are often criticized for being basic, inaccurate, or lacking useful information. The website's practices regarding payments and subscriptions are a significant source of complaints.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I found checkcar.vin really easy to use and getting a basic car history report was fast. Payment was instant and the report generated immediately. However, I was surprised by unexpected subscription c... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a VIN report from Checkcar.vin for €0.99, as clearly stated on their website. The report itself was fine, but three days later they charged my card €49.99 without any clear notice or c... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s a scam. Report had no information at all and then I got a subscription which would’ve charge me 100 euros. No possibility to delete my account, no possibility to delete my card from their records... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A textbook scam disguised as a service they hide auto-renewal traps behind fine print, offer zero real value, and rely on tricking people who just wanted a simple report. Avoid this shady operation a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Biggest scam OUT THERE. Their own slogan basically points at themselves. You buy a report for 1.99 — which was useless anyway, no info at all! Then a few days later they charge you 99 CHF for... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam site, keeps trying to take money from my credit card, even after initial payment. And the report I received has no useful info.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam - provided an almost empty report with nothing beyond simple VIN decoder info for 2$. Then charged me 99$ two days after but was thankfully blocked. Their FAQ is nearly empty, contact and o... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Big proffesional scamming company, they missleading, as they immediatly store your credit card details and made you as a subscriber to pay 100 euros/month. I wonder even if you want to subscribe, why... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use this service!!! The reports are incorrect and do not provide any information at all. In the purchase process, somewhere in small letters it is stated that the first purchase is a trial and... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be careful to not use this shady business. They will charge you the equivalent of USD 150 2-3 days after buying a "single report"because according to their hidden TOC, this means you sign up to a tria... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s a scam!! Paid 0,99 for fake report (came out non empty with 1 fake ‘unknown incident’ that never existed): 48hrs later - card got charged a 49,99 SUBSCRIPTION. Filed a complaint with my bank fo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers. I never received any kind of confirmation on any kind of made "subcscribtion". On top of that they have taken different sums from my account first ones 99.99 euros and the last one 125,48 eu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scam. They get you hooked into a subscription for their 1.99 report that get's you charged with 120 Euros. GMail marks their mails as spam so you won't get a notification that you're hooked t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company appears to be operating from Russia and is suspected of scamming Lithuanian customers. They charge €99.99 for so-called "subscriptions" but do not provide any real services. The reports... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam! After purchasing a report they impose an account on you, without your consent along with a subscription. They notify then that you will be charged €99.99 if you do not cancel a subscription tha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away from CHECKCAR.VIN! I authorized a small payment of €1.99, and they fraudulently charged me €99.99 without my consent. The first report I downloaded was completely empty because of... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

total scam, they stole $49.99 from a hidden membership and after I emailed them for a refund they said you accepted the terms and conditions, scam

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAMMERS!!! They make it attractive to pay 1€ for a car report and 3 days later they deduct 50€ from your account without consent!!! They secretly make a account for you and send it to your spam... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never use this service! NEVER! The report is useless and there is a hidden subscription which will coat you 99.99 in your currency. Usually Euro, USD, GBP etc. They will charge you directly from... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Biggest scam ever... I had to use 2 days to try to get out of this trap before they made me pay 100€\month for nothing... Didn't even recieve my report. Faked their website so they appear first whe... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM! Charged $200 without my approval! We were buying a vehicle and tried to look up the VIN code, when this company popped up. After paying $2 the next day they charged me $100. I reached out to t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BIG SCAMMER!!! they charged me 100 euro with out my approval .after charging me 2 euro for my report they extracted from.my card 100 euro with out.my approval and when I reached to them for a refund t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Review: Negative Experience - Stay Away I tried to purchase a check for 0.99€, but I was charged 49.99€ without my consent. Despite explaining the situation to customer service, they showed no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scam! Stay away from this site. Do not purchase any report from here. First of all the reports are not useful at all. Secondly, when you think that you are buying a single report, they trick you... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are scammers. They were offeirng 1.99EUR for one report and i bought one and they sent very in accurate report. Almost there was nothing. But then 3days later i saw they charged me 99EUR for a re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers, avoid them at all cost. Reports are useless, and along with the report you also get hidden subscription, unexpectedly... Support doesn't respond. Contact your bank in order to refund this sc... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I know that it’s my fault when i didn’t read the terms, but after cancelling the subscription i’m not even able to check any car. What’s this subscription even made for? Honestly these raports give y... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM!!!! AVOID!!! Advertised as 1.99 Euro for a report - which is pretty pointless and then 3 days later taken 100 Euro. I raised with the customer support team to settle amicably and they are aggr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers with misleading marketing. They sign you up for 100eur/month subscription without making it clear unless you dig through collapsed menus and hidden options during checkout. Completely unt... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers who just randomly provided me with personal data of some other user. The clown from customer support casually sent me their correspondence with a third party, including the name, email addres... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They charged me 100 euros about 2 or 3 days after I paid for a report. I didn't subscribe to their service or anything of that nature. Absolute scammers.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have used this service to check the history of my car, and then when I have checked the history of my virtual Visa card I have found that they tried to charge from my card almost daily. That means t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give it 0 stars if i could, told me its 2 eur to check car, later on charged me 99 centa, and after 3 days a subscribtion for 50 eur for 100 reports which i didnt ask for, when asking for a re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The website charged my card for 49.9 euros 3 weeks after I had disabled the subscription. Now nobody is replying to my emails from that company.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a simple €1.99 VIN report from checkcar.vin, with no clear indication that I would be signed up for a yearly subscription. A few days later, I was shocked to see a €99.99 charge on my b... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not give your card details to this website. They took two monthly payments of approx 100 euro from me, despite me cancelling within the period. i took it up with my bank but they are obviously pra... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM!!!! Advertised as 1.99 Euro for a report - which is pretty pointless and then 3 days later taken 100 Euro. I raised with the customer support team to settle amicably and they are aggressive a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I just want to buy one report "1.99 EUR and i didn't see that after few days they will charge me for a montly subscription. (100 EUR even if on they website is jus 50 EUR)For me this type of behavior... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I intended to purchase a one-time VIN check, but received a hidden trial subscription that led to an automatic charge of $124.99. The subscription terms were unclear, and customer support refused to i... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It works for a report , but it will cost you $$$$ i paid 1$ report and got subscribed a 100$ after 3 days for 100reports for a 1month /You cannot use those 100reports from subscription, it says you... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I used checkcar.vin on July 17 to check a single VIN number. The website advertised the service for €0.99, and I paid thinking it was a one-time payment. Three days later, on July 20, I was... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM!!!! AVOID!!! Advertised as 1.99 Euro for a report - which is pretty pointless and then 3 days later taken 100 Euro. I raised with the customer support team to settle amicably and they are aggr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Attention! This is a site that steals money from you - after you pay 2 euros for an incomplete report, without notifying you, it takes 100 euros from your account after a few days! I will report it to... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The are real scammers. Do not buy anything from them. First you buy a car report that most of the time isn't even accurate. You pay 1.99$ and no email no notification that you have activated the trial... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers !!!! Stay away from this company they let you check one car for 1.99€ and after a few days they will charge you for some subscription that you didn't approve or sign in and contact service...... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They steal money with a hidden subscription and they do also steal credit card information. Dangerous service. Rude owners. Very low info you can "buy", but a lot you can loose.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Attention! This is a site that steals money from you - after you pay 2 euros for an incomplete report, without notifying you, it takes 100 euros from your account after a few days! I will report it to... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers, be careful, they stole my money by hidden auto subscription But the good news is that I raised a complaint to my account after checkcar.vin refused to refund, and the bank closed the disput... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Got scammed by checkcar.vin via Google Ads! Clicked a Google ad for a €1.99 report. No warnings. 3 days later — boom — €99.99 gone. Found tons of victims online. No consent, no visibl... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never use this service

Never use this service! NEVER!
The report is useless and there is a hidden subscription which will coat you 99.99 in your currency. Usually Euro, USD, GBP etc.
They will charge you directly from your cars in the 3rd day after the initial payment of 1.99 for the report.
SCAMMERS!
AVOID!

July 2, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fraud

It’s a scam, they try to charge 100 € after the inital 0.99€ even though you cancel the subscription

July 16, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM

SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! Report they sent me for 1.99 is a fake as car I was checking is SUV and I got one for Audy a3. After couple of days they tried to charge 99 euros when got rejected by my bank they tried a day later. Also got rejected by my bank. Luckily I saw it on my statement and blocked the card. AVOID!

July 19, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hidden subscription and unauthorized charge – be careful!

I used checkcar.vin on July 17 to check a single VIN number. The website advertised the service for €0.99, and I paid thinking it was a one-time payment.

Three days later, on July 20, I was shocked to find that €49.99 had been charged from my card without any warning or clear consent. I never agreed to a subscription, and there was no obvious information during the payment process about automatic charges.

I contacted support immediately, but received no response for several days.

This feels deceptive and unfair — charging users without clear notification or approval is unacceptable.

I have contacted my bank to dispute the transaction and will be reporting this website to consumer protection authorities.

Be very careful with this site. It may look cheap at first, but you might get charged much more without knowing it.

July 17, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM!!!

SCAM!!!!
Advertised as 1.99 Euro for a report - which is pretty pointless and then 3 days later taken 100 Euro.
I raised with the customer support team to settle amicably and they are aggressive and useless.
DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE!!

July 17, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought three cars in a row

I bought three cars in a row - two Hyundais and one Ford, and every time it was right on schedule, no hidden “surprises.” The CARFAX report is built in, which is insanely convenient. Respect for that.

June 18, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Honestly

Honestly, before my first purchase I thought it was some kind of scam: deposits, delays, “your car is waiting for a couple more buyers”… But it turned out totally different. I paid the deposit, waited a couple of days, and got full info on the car. Then came the delivery stage: everything was on schedule, no “wait 3 to 6 months” drama. In reality, the car arrived in a month, with no vague excuses or held-up payments. I was pleasantly surprised.

July 16, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been sourcing cars from the U.S

I’ve been sourcing cars from the U.S. for about five years now, and PLC Auction really surprised me. The site is made for people who know the game: filters, auction sheets, photos - everything’s there. You can tell the team put in the work. The vehicle checks are transparent, and they don’t hide the damage.

July 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM/ AVOID

This company appears to be operating from Russia and is suspected of scamming Lithuanian customers. They charge €99.99 for so-called "subscriptions" but do not provide any real services. The reports they deliver are copied from free VIN decoder tools available online.

This seems to be a fraudulent operation. We strongly advise avoiding any dealings with this company. If you have fallen victim to them, report the incident to your local police or consumer protection authorities.

July 15, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Biggest scam OUT THERE.

Biggest scam OUT THERE.
Their own slogan basically points at themselves.

You buy a report for 1.99 — which was useless anyway, no info at all! Then a few days later they charge you 99 CHF for a subscription I never intentionally signed up for.

What a disgusting fraud company!

July 15, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM!!!

SCAM!!!! AVOID!!!
Advertised as 1.99 Euro for a report - which is pretty pointless and then 3 days later taken 100 Euro.
I raised with the customer support team to settle amicably and they are aggressive and useless.
DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE!!

July 9, 2025
Unprompted review

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