About CheckVIN
CheckVIN is an independent service that gives BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce buyers a dealership-level view of a car's history, from one VIN.
Why CheckVIN exists
CheckVIN started with a simple frustration.
Cristian Petrescu, our founder and a lifelong BMW enthusiast, kept running the same generic vehicle history checkers before buying or advising on a used BMW, and kept getting the same shallow answer: a little specification, maybe a theft flag, and almost nothing about what actually happens to a BMW over its life.
The things a BMW owner really wants to know were missing. What was done at each service. Whether the mileage adds up. Which technical campaigns are still open. Whether a clean-looking car had quietly been repaired after an accident.
So he built the tool he wished existed. BMW is known for keeping a detailed digital record of what happens to its cars across the authorised service network, and CheckVIN brings that kind of depth to ordinary buyers, drawing together, through a licensed data provider, the records that build up piece by piece as a car moves through workshops and inspections.
Since 2020, that tool has helped thousands of buyers check a car properly before they commit, and walk away from more than a few that were not what the listing claimed.
Where the data comes from
This is what lets CheckVIN offer dealership-level depth while remaining fully independent. You get the substance of an official-style history, run by a service anyone can use, on any eligible VIN, in seconds.
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