Car Defect Radar

Order your used-car buyer report

Pick the 1 to 3 cars you are considering. You get one PDF that compares them: what owners report, when problems show up, what fixed them, and what to check and ask before you buy. It is emailed within 24 hours.

1. Your cars

Search by make, model and year, for example “escape 2017”. Up to 3 cars.

      Mileage places the car on the timeline of each problem. The VIN tells us which engine it has; we only use its first 11 characters. Can’t find your car? Email us.

      2. Your state

      Where you’ll mostly drive the car. The report shows your state’s car-theft rate and the car’s fuel cost at your state’s gas prices. Outside the US? The report uses US national figures.