Europe's vehicle intelligence network
Free licence plate check.Know the car before you buy.
Check any Dutch licence plate: stolen status, theft-risk score, APK, recalls, insurance and more.
More complete than a paid car report — and it's free.
- No signup required
- Instant PDF report
- Stolen-database check included
Currently available for Dutch licence plates. German and Belgian plates coming soon.
2018 · Grey · VIN NMTKZ3BX00R008315
Not stolen · no theft records found
Theft risk score
High riskThis model is frequently targeted. Protection recommended.
APK / technical inspection
Passed · valid until 06/2026
Insurance status
Insured · valid until 11/2025
An illustration of the layout. Enter a plate above for your own vehicle.
Limited launch offer
The complete car report is free until 1 January 2027.
The complete CarCheck report with the APK findings, recall alerts, the theft-risk breakdown, photos and video. More data than any other car app, and no card needed.
- The full report for every free account
- A free PDF report every month
- Compare up to 10 cars side by side
- Report a stolen car for free
Nothing you use during the launch is ever charged later.
01 / A car is more than its listing
More free data than paid car reports
Reveal what the advert leaves out — verified identity, insurance events, stolen status and mileage anomalies — in one considered read. The same government data, seen through a security lens.
Cluttered. Confusing. Expensive.
Modern. Clear. Powerful. Free.
02 / Signal, not noise
What you get, compared
No asterisks: what a free app shows, what a typical paid report shows, what the CarTrace check gives you without an account, and what the full report adds.
| Feature | Free apps | Paid report | CarTrace check | CarTrace full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make, model, year, colour | ||||
| Engine, fuel, emissions | ||||
| APK expiry date | ||||
| Insurance (WAM) status | ||||
| Dutch recall record | ||||
| Stolen-database check | ||||
| Theft-risk score | ||||
| Area theft activity | ||||
| Protection recommendations | ||||
| Real-world CO2 per year | ||||
| No ads | ||||
| APK deficiency findings | ||||
| Why this score: make and national rank | ||||
| EU, German and US recall alerts | ||||
| Photos and video of this model | ||||
| PDF report |
The free and paid columns reflect typical Dutch vehicle-report services. The CarTrace columns are what the product shows today.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this car stolen? How do I check?
- Enter any Dutch licence plate on CarTrace to instantly check our European stolen-vehicle database — plus a theft-risk score, full vehicle details, APK status and the Dutch recall record. It's free and needs no account.
- How do I check a Dutch licence plate for free?
- Type the plate into the search box above. CarCheck pulls live vehicle data and shows make, model, APK, fuel, emissions and more — at no cost.
- What does the CarCheck report include?
- Free, with no account: a stolen-database check, a theft-risk score (0–10), full vehicle details, APK pass or fail with its expiry, the official odometer judgement, insurance (WAM) status, the Dutch recall record and an estimated market value. The full report adds what the last inspection actually found, recall alerts from the EU, German and US registers, the reasoning behind the risk score, photos and video of the model, and the PDF.
- Is CarCheck really free?
- Yes — the basic check is free forever, with no signup, and shows more than any other free kentekencheck: stolen status, theft risk, the odometer judgement and an estimated value. The full report — the inspection findings, foreign recall alerts, the risk breakdown and the PDF — is a one-time purchase.
- Can I see who owns a licence plate?
- No. The owner name and address are personal data, and the RDW does not release them — so neither does CarTrace. You can see how many owners the car has had, when the plate was last transferred, and whether the vehicle is known to be stolen.
- How is this different from a paid car report?
- The free check needs no account and already shows more than most lookups: RDW vehicle data, a European stolen-vehicle check, a theft-risk score, the odometer judgement, insurance status and an estimated value — things paid reports here do not carry. The full CarTrace report adds what the last APK inspection found, recall alerts from the EU, German and US registers, the reasoning behind the risk score, model photos and video, and a downloadable PDF. Paid reports elsewhere may add commercial sources such as insurance-industry damage files.
- Can I check a car's mileage history?
- The RDW does not publish the odometer readings themselves, but it does publish its official judgement: logical or illogical, based on every recorded reading. CarCheck shows that judgement free for any plate, together with the WOK status (awaiting inspection).
- How much CO2 does a car emit per year?
- CarCheck estimates it free for any Dutch plate: the register's own consumption figure, corrected to real-world driving and counted from producing the fuel or electricity to the exhaust, with the official Dutch emission factors. You set how far you drive and, for a car with a plug, where your electricity comes from. In My Garage the figure then follows your own mileage, month by month.