What does an NMVTIS vehicle history report show (and not show)?
An NMVTIS report is a title-risk screen. According to the Department of Justice’s consumer pages, it is intentionally concise and covers five indicators: the current state of title and last title date, brand history (labels such as junk, salvage or flood), the latest reported odometer reading, total-loss history and salvage history. It does not show repair or service history, and it won’t catch every accident.
Updated October 2026
Reports $9.99 · one-time. We are not NMVTIS.gov. A clean report is not proof of a clean car.
TL;DR
Concise on purpose
Five title-risk indicators
Current title and last title date, brand history, the latest reported odometer reading, total-loss history and salvage history.
Not a service file
Repair history, unreported accidents and mechanical condition are outside the federal title record.
Our report names its sources
Only title, brand, junk/salvage and odometer records are NMVTIS. Other sections come from somewhere else.
Still inspect the car
A clean report is not proof of a clean car. Pair it with a pre-purchase inspection.
What NMVTIS shows
The paper trail a title system is built for
Title and brands
NMVTIS keeps the brands any state has applied, so moving a car to another state shouldn’t wash a salvage or flood brand from the record.
Junk and salvage records
Insurers, junk yards, salvage yards and auto recyclers are required by federal law to report junk and salvage records into the system.
Odometer readings
Readings that were reported into the system. These are useful for spotting impossible jumps, but they are not a shop log.
What NMVTIS doesn’t show
Gaps that stay gaps at any price
Unreported accidents
Private settlements and cash repairs usually never appear.
Service and maintenance history
That lives on commercial networks, not in the federal title records.
Mechanical condition
Nothing in the title system says the car is sound.
Perfect coverage
Not every required reporter files on time, so a “no salvage history” result can be a false negative.
What’s in our report, and where it comes from
Vehicle History by VIN ($9.99, one time) is an independent NMVTIS-based report
We are not NMVTIS.gov. Different sections come from different sources. We add a plain-English brief on top. See the labelled sample.
From NMVTIS
Title records, brand checks, junk/salvage records and odometer readings.
From our data provider’s other sources, not NMVTIS
Accident, theft, lien, impound and sale records, where they exist.
From MarketCheck, after payment
Prior listings and photos.
From NHTSA and EPA
Recalls, safety ratings and fuel-economy information for the model year. This is model-level information, not the open-recall status of your specific VIN.
Honest limits
No report is 100% complete
Records can be wrong at the source. A clean report is not proof of a clean car, so pair it with a pre-purchase inspection.
A clean report is not proof of a clean vehicle. Read the disclaimer — it is the same rule we print on every paid report.
How Vehicle History fits
One $9.99 report, sources labelled
Vehicle History by VIN is an independent NMVTIS-based report. We are not NMVTIS.gov. You pay $9.99 once for this VIN. Nothing to cancel.
- From NMVTIS: title records, brand checks, junk/salvage records and odometer readings.
- From our data provider’s other sources, not NMVTIS: accident, theft, lien, impound and sale records, where they exist.
- From MarketCheck, after payment: prior listings and photos.
- From NHTSA and EPA: recalls, safety ratings and fuel-economy information for the model year. Model-level, not the open-recall status of this VIN.
- We try to show the year, make and model before you pay.
- We do not claim every accident, a complete service file, or a substitute for a PPI.
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Examples of auction or listing photos that may appear on a purchased report when they are available. Not photographs of this sample VIN.
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Fictional data shown for illustration. Your purchased report contains live records for the VIN you enter.
FAQ
Straight answers
Still unsure? The disclaimer spells out what a history report can and cannot tell you.
What does an NMVTIS vehicle history report show?
An NMVTIS report is intentionally concise. It covers the current state of title and last title date, brand history (such as junk, salvage or flood), the latest reported odometer reading, total-loss history and salvage history.
What does an NMVTIS report not show?
It does not show repair or service history, accidents that were never reported, or the mechanical condition of the car. Because not every required reporter files on time, a clean result can be a false negative.
Which parts of the Vehicle History by VIN report come from NMVTIS?
Title records, brand checks, junk/salvage records and odometer readings. Accident, theft, lien, impound and sale records come from our data provider’s other sources, not NMVTIS. Prior listings and photos come from MarketCheck after payment. Recalls, safety ratings and fuel-economy information come from NHTSA and EPA at the model-year level, not the open-recall status of the specific VIN.
Is Vehicle History by VIN the official NMVTIS site?
No. We are not NMVTIS.gov. Vehicle History by VIN is an independent NMVTIS-based report.
Do I still need an inspection if the report is clean?
Yes. A clean report is not proof of a clean vehicle. Pair any history report with an independent pre-purchase inspection.
Read the records before you buy the car.
Start with the title-risk screen, then inspect the car. Reports are $9.99, one-time. Or see a free sample.
Single vehicle history report — $9.99
A paid report can include Title brands, Odometer, Accidents, Theft, Liens, Impounds, Prior listings, Model recalls, Report brief, when those records were reported for the VIN. NHTSA recall campaigns, safety ratings, and EPA figures are labelled as model-year information rather than facts about this VIN. Listing records are added after payment when that source returns them. Empty categories stay empty. A report lists what was reported. It is not an inspection. Recall campaigns listed for this model year, not checked against this VIN.
Pay $9.99 once on the homepage. Stripe Checkout handles the card. We never see your card.
Because a report is delivered online as soon as payment is confirmed and cannot be returned, sales are final once a report has been delivered. We will refund you in full when we charged you but could not deliver a report at all, when no records came back for your VIN (the report is headed "No usable history records came back for this VIN."), or when you were charged more than once for the same VIN in error. Email [email protected] with your order reference.