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Vehicle inspection check by VIN.

See how often the car should have been inspected, then check the mileage and history recorded for its VIN before you go to the viewing.

Unesi VIN broj (17 karaktera)
Periodic inspection
How many inspections it should have
Private car
4HU (TÜV) inspections by the end of 2025, if the car stayed in Germany
  1. 20193 yrs
  2. 20215 yrs
  3. 20237 yrs
  4. 20259 yrs

HU (TÜV): first after 3 years, then every 2 years.

Each inspection records the mileage. Ask the seller for the inspection reports and compare them with the readings in your Certcar report.

Same check, a different name in every country.

TÜV, contrôle technique, revisione, ITV or APK: every European country inspects cars on its own schedule. Here is how often a private car goes in each.

  • GermanyHU (TÜV)After 3 years, then every 2 years.
  • FranceContrôle techniqueAfter 4 years, then every 2 years.
  • ItalyRevisioneAfter 4 years, then every 2 years.
  • SpainITVAfter 4 years, every 2 years, yearly after 10.
  • NetherlandsAPKPetrol: 4, 6, 8 years, then yearly. Diesel: after 3 years, then yearly.

How to read a vehicle inspection report.

A TÜV report, a contrôle technique report or an ITV card: across the EU, every inspection certificate lists the same key facts. Click a line to see what to check.

Roadworthiness certificate
What every EU inspection report shows
Example

Recorded at every test. Compare it with the readings in your Certcar report: from one date to the next, the mileage should only go up.

Minor deficiency

The test is passed. The defect should be fixed, without a re-test.

Major deficiency

The test is failed. The car needs a repair and a re-test, within two months at the latest.

Dangerous deficiency

The test is failed, and the car may be banned from public roads until it is repaired.

What your report shows, wherever the car has been.

The report searches the history recorded for the VIN, across the countries where the car was registered.

Mileage readings

Every reading found for the VIN, on one chart with dates. A drop against an earlier reading is flagged.

Service and history

Service visits, damage records and the car's timeline, from the countries where records were found.

Daune din mai multe țări

Din mai multe țări, cu data și zonele afectate.

Theft check

Whether the VIN appears in the stolen vehicle databases we search.

The mileage on the chart.

A real section of the sample report: every reading found, in order. This is where an inspection report from the seller fits in.

Raport demonstrativVezi raportul întreg
Provjera kilometraže
Prati kako se kilometraža mijenja kroz vrijeme i eventualna odstupanja među zapisima, kada se pojave.
Bez odstupanja
Napomena
Grafikon prikazuje dostupne zapise kilometraže. Odsustvo odstupanja ne garantuje stvarnu kilometražu vozila.
Posljednja poznata kilometraža: 32.831 km
Pronađenih zapisa kilometraže: 8
Prosjek: oko 6.200 km godišnje

What to ask the seller.

Four things to check on the inspection papers before you pay.

The latest inspection report

It shows the date, the result and the mileage. Check that the VIN on it matches the car.

When the next one is due

If it expires soon after you buy, the inspection and any repairs it asks for are yours to pay.

Defects noted last time

Minor defects on the report tell you what to look at during the test drive.

Mileage against the report

Compare the inspection mileage with the readings in your Certcar report. They should only go up.

Vehicle inspection questions.
Inspections, mileage and what the report shows.
Enter the VIN on this page. You see for free which car it is, and the full report shows the mileage readings and history found for that VIN. For cars registered in Romania it also shows the last ITP inspection and its validity.
No. Inspection results from other countries are on the car's local papers, such as the HU report in Germany or the procès-verbal in France. The report shows the mileage readings, service, damage and theft records found for the VIN.
It depends on the country. In Germany the first HU is due after 3 years, then every 2 years. In France, Italy and Spain the first inspection comes after 4 years. The table on this page lists the rules for private cars.
Each inspection records the odometer. If a later reading is lower than an earlier one, the odometer may have been turned back or replaced. Ask for an explanation and documents.
The inspection schedule of the new country applies from registration there. Keep the last inspection report from the old country: it is one more mileage reading to compare with the report.
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Also check.

Check the history before the viewing.

All you need is the VIN, the 17 characters on the registration document.

Unesi VIN broj (17 karaktera)