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What does carVertical cost? The honest answer, and what else is on the table

carVertical does not publish a list price. It is shown at checkout, varies by country and is usually wrapped in a countdown discount. Here is the range people actually pay, why the number moves, and what the alternatives charge in the open.

Updated 21 August 2026

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MrVIN the bear The short answer

carVertical has no published list price. What you pay is decided at checkout by the country you are in and whichever discount is running, and it typically lands at about EUR 25 to 40 for a single report. That is not a scandal, it is a pricing strategy, but it does mean you cannot compare it against anything without reaching the last step first. MrVIN prints its price on the page, from EUR 19.90, and autoDNA and Automoli publish theirs too.

The ranking

  1. EUR 19.90 to 24.90

    Price on the page, and a free preview before you pay

    MrVIN charges EUR 19.90 to 24.90 depending on what you buy, and the number is printed before you reach checkout. You can also see what the report holds for your VIN before paying, which is the part that decides whether a report is worth buying on that car at all.

  2. carVertical about EUR 25 to 40

    No list price, widest country coverage of the four

    Typically about EUR 25 to 40 for one report, varying by country and by whatever discount is live when you arrive. In exchange you get the widest list of countries of any service here, which is a real advantage on a car that has moved several times.

  3. autoDNA EUR 24.99

    Publishes a price list, cheaper per report in a pack

    autoDNA publishes EUR 24.99 for a single report and EUR 49.99 for three, which works out at EUR 16.66 each if you are checking a shortlist rather than one car. The pack has a validity window, so it only pays if you use it.

  4. Automoli EUR 20.99

    The cheapest published price of the four

    Automoli publishes EUR 20.99 and is operated by AutoISO, the same Polish company as autoDNA. It is the cheapest number on this page, with the caveat that it is not an independent second opinion on the same car.

Competitor prices and features checked on 23 July 2026 from their public price lists and product pages. Prices change often and can vary by country.

Why there is no straight answer to the question

Most services print a price list. carVertical prices at the checkout instead, which is a legitimate choice and the reason this question gets asked so often.

Three things move the number: the country you are buying from, the number of reports in the package, and the discount running at the moment you arrive. The same car checked from two countries on two days can produce two different totals.

The practical consequence is that you cannot compare carVertical against anything until you have entered a VIN and walked to the last step. That is the cost of the model, and it is worth knowing before you start rather than after.

What the countdown discount actually means

A timer next to a price implies the offer expires. In practice these timers reset, and the discounted figure is close to the working price rather than a brief concession. Treat the discounted number as the price and you will not be far out.

An honest word about carVertical

None of this makes it a bad report. carVertical covers more countries than anyone else here and its localized products are genuinely good. If your car has crossed several borders and the price is not what decides it for you, it is a strong choice. Our objection is to the pricing being invisible until the last step, not to the product behind it.

What you are actually paying for

Every service on this page buys its records from official registries and licensed industry databases, per query and per country, under contract. That is the floor under all four prices and the reason none of them can give a history away.

It also means the right question is not only what a report costs but what it covers. A cheaper report that does not pay for the country your car spent four years in is not cheaper, it is emptier.

How to decide without paying twice

  1. Check the coverage first find out whether the service pays for records in the countries your car has actually lived in. That decides how much you get, before price decides anything.
  2. Look before you pay on a service that shows you what it holds for your VIN first, you can tell whether the report is worth buying on that particular car rather than in general.
  3. Buy one report on one car the car you are about to make an offer on. Packs only pay if you genuinely check several cars inside the validity window.

MrVIN starts at EUR 19.90 with the number on the page and a preview before payment. If you would rather see what you get before deciding what it is worth, that is the difference this page is really about.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a carVertical report cost?

There is no published list price. It is shown at checkout and varies by country and by the discount running at the time, typically landing at about EUR 25 to 40 for a single report. Prices checked on the date shown at the top of this page.

Why does carVertical not publish its price?

Only they can answer that. What is observable is that the price varies by country and is usually presented with a countdown discount, which is a common way to price when the number is meant to be judged in the moment rather than compared in advance.

Is the countdown discount real?

The timers reset, so the discounted figure behaves more like the working price than a brief offer. You are unlikely to lose money by not hurrying.

What is the cheapest vehicle history report?

Of the four here, Automoli publishes the lowest single report price at EUR 20.99, with MrVIN from EUR 19.90 and autoDNA at EUR 24.99. Cheapest is only meaningful against coverage: a report that does not include the country your car lived in costs less because it contains less.

Can I see what is in a report before paying?

With MrVIN, yes: a free preview shows what the report holds for your VIN before you pay. Most services, carVertical included, tell you whether records exist without showing you what they say.

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