MakeTOYOTA
ModelCorolla
Year2018
BodySedan/Saloon
Engine1.8L · 4-cyl
Trans6-speed
FuelGasoline
Drive4x2
PlantCambridge, ON
+ 91 more…
Full spec decode
Over 100 fields: engine, trim, body, drivetrain, GVWR and the plant it rolled out of.
Run the VIN.
Know the car.
Vinqua pulls every free official U.S. record on a vehicle into one report — recalls, what owners report breaking, crash tests and real-world economy. No account, no card.
17 characters — the letters I, O and Q are never used
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What you get, free
Eight checks, zero dollars
3 open
Air bag inflator may rupture on deployment
Open safety recalls
Every unfixed recall campaign for that make, model and year — with the risk and the remedy.
★★★★★
5/5 overall
Crash-test ratings
Frontal, side and rollover stars.
31mpg
combined
Fuel economy
MPG, yearly fuel cost and CO₂.
133
filed
12
crashes
4
fires
What owners reported
Crashes, fires, injuries and failures filed by drivers of the same model.
Theft check$7,700
Theft check & value
A direct stolen and total-loss lookup, plus a ballpark of what the car is worth.
Where the free record ends
What no free VIN check can show you
Title brands, odometer history and total-loss records live in NMVTIS, a U.S. Department of Justice database released only through providers it approves. There is no free or public API for it — not for us, not for anyone. So rather than let a clean-looking report imply more than it proves, every Vinqua report names the gap.
- Title history & brands
- Odometer readings & rollback
- Total-loss & insurance records
- Salvage auction records
Everything else in a Vinqua report is free to run right now — no account, no card.
Questions
Straight answers
Is Vinqua really free?
Yes. The full specification decode, open safety recalls, owner complaints, crash-test ratings, fuel economy and the theft-check link all come from free U.S. government sources, and every one of them is included. There is no account, no trial and no card.
What can a free VIN check not show?
Title brands such as salvage, junk, flood or lemon, odometer readings and rollback detection, and nationwide total-loss records. Those live in NMVTIS, a U.S. Department of Justice database released only through providers it approves, and there is no free or public API for it. Vinqua names that gap on every report instead of quietly leaving it out.
Where does the data come from?
NHTSA's vPIC decoder, NHTSA recall, complaint, defect-investigation and NCAP crash-test records, EPA fuel economy data from fueleconomy.gov including owner-submitted real-world MPG, and the NICB stolen-vehicle lookup. Every section of the report names its source and the time it was checked.
How do I know if a recall means I should stop driving?
NHTSA marks its most serious campaigns with a do-not-drive or park-outside warning, usually for defects such as Takata airbag inflators or fire risks. Vinqua raises those to a banner at the top of the report rather than burying them in a list, and repairs for any open recall are free at a franchised dealer.
Can Vinqua tell me what is likely to break?
It gives you the closest free answer there is. Every complaint filed with NHTSA names the component that failed, so Vinqua ranks them: on a 2003 Honda Accord the transmission accounts for about 40% of all complaints. Complaints are self-reported, so treat the ranking as where to look rather than a defect rate.
Do I need the VIN, or will the plate do?
You need the 17-character VIN. It is on the driver-side dashboard where it meets the windscreen, on the sticker inside the driver's door jamb, and on your registration and insurance documents. VINs never contain the letters I, O or Q.
Does a clean report mean the car is fine?
No. Records are only as complete as what states, insurers and salvage yards reported. A clean report lowers your risk, it does not remove it — always pair it with an independent mechanical inspection before you buy.