Know a car's storybefore it becomes yours.
CarTrace reads the Dutch vehicle register, APK inspections, mileage records and theft registers so you can buy, sell or lease with no surprises.
- Instant results
- Trusted data
- Free, no account
- Secure & private
Data sources include
- Dutch register
- Inspection databases
- Theft databases
- Marketplaces
- Not reported stolenChecked in the theft registers we search
- Mileage looks consistent96,400 km
- No major damage foundNo records
- Theft protection activeWe alert you if anything changes
CarCheck summary
Volkswagen Golf 8
NL4-TFR-21Asking price vs value
€ 18,950Fair price
€ 2,350 below market
Mileage
96,400 kmLooks good
A sample report. Your check returns the real car.
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 free data than any car-check app we compared, 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.
The CarTrace app
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.
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The CarTrace loop
A report is where we start.Here, the car stays with you.
Check any car in seconds — then ask Leo what the report really means, park the car in your garage, and CarTrace keeps watching it for as long as you own it. One plate, followed all the way.
Leo · CarTrace AISpeaks 3 languages, knows cars
You don't have toknow cars. Leo does.
Leo is the AI agent built into CarTrace, focused entirely on cars. Leo has already read the car — its registers, inspections, recalls, theft reports and what similar cars actually sell for. Ask whether the price is fair, what tends to break on this model, or what else you should be looking at. Plain answers, in your own words.
- Reads the Dutch vehicle register
- Answers in plain language
- Works while you're at the viewing
Is € 18,950 a fair price for this Golf, and what breaks on them?
About € 2,550 above what this one is worth — mostly because the mileage doesn't match the last official reading. On this engine, watch the timing chain tensioner and the fuel pump recall, which is still open on this car. Three cleaner examples are listed within 60 km. Want them?
A sample exchange. Leo answers on any Dutch plate.
On the road with you
Leo rides shotgun.From first viewing to the day you sell.
The same AI that reads the report helps you look after the car you own — inspection dates, value shifts, and help searching if it is ever taken.
Online — CarTrace core
My Garage
Smart emails. Timely insights.More control.
Add the car you already own — just its licence plate. CarTrace then keeps an eye on its inspection date, its value, its CO2 and the market, and writes to you when something needs you.
Add your carEmails you'll receive
No spam. Only relevant updates about your car.
Built in Europe, driven by data
Data you can trust.Decisions you can stand behind.
Registry data, inspections, recalls, theft registers, running costs and a market price range, read together by Leo: the whole car, not one register's fragment.
- Every register we can reach
- Continuously updated
- AI-read risk detection
- Secure and private by design
Search network
Where is your car heading?We help you narrow it down.
From the theft location we lay out the main routes out of the area — towards ports and border crossings — and show the public traffic cameras along each one. Add spotters who know which cars to look for.
- Theft location
- Main route
- Camera cluster
- Port / border
A car expert at your side
Leo answers by voice or text, in English, Dutch or German
Driven by the community
Owners and spotters, watching out for each other
Every car's history, in your hands
Registers, inspections and theft records in one read
Free to check
No account, no card, no catch
CarTrace deterrent stickers
Make thieves skip your car
A thief chooses the easiest target. A CarTrace deterrent sticker tells them: not this one. Backed by the CarTrace stolen-car register.
Our deterrent stickers are coming soon. We will announce the shop on the blog.
Coming soonBuilt for the next generation of drivers
Don't just check a car.Understand it.
CarTrace — Check. Protect. Search.
CarTrace provides information services only. We are not law enforcement. Always verify with the official authorities.