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Mileage rollback check by VIN

Compare the asking-mileage on the dashboard against every odometer reading ever recorded in European inspection and registry sources — without taking the seller's word for it.

900M+ mileage records cross-checked

47+ country sources

What the mileage rollback check tells you

Carlytics aggregates every odometer reading we can match to a VIN — UK MOT history, EU technical-inspection readings, insurance write-off records, and dealer-service entries. Each reading is anchored to a date, so the report draws a chronological mileage curve and flags any backward step or implausibly flat segment. The check works even when the seller has not disclosed history: if the car has ever been registered in a country with mandatory odometer logging at periodic inspection, those readings exist independently of the seller. The report tells you the lowest pre-sale reading, the highest pre-sale reading, the implied annual mileage versus the declared mileage, and the country where the inconsistency surfaced.

Why it matters for buyers

Odometer rollback is the single most common form of used-car fraud across the EU, with EU Commission estimates placing the share of cross-border used cars with manipulated mileage in the 30-50% range. A 30,000 km rollback typically adds EUR 2,000-3,500 to the resale price. The good news for buyers: rollback is one of the easiest frauds to detect, because mileage registries are public and beyond seller control. The Carlytics multi-registry curve catches the vast majority of rollbacks against the recorded reading at the most recent inspection.

How Carlytics differs

Most VIN-check competitors show a single odometer reading; carVertical shows two or three. Carlytics pulls every reading we find across every covered registry — typically four to twelve points for an eight-year-old EU car. We render the readings as a curve so the buyer can see at a glance whether the trajectory is consistent with normal use. Same data flows into the EUR 8.90 flat-fee report at no extra charge — no premium odometer-history paywall.

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Enter the 17-character VIN. The full Carlytics report is EUR 8.90 — no subscription.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many odometer readings does Carlytics typically have per car?
A UK-only car with eight MOT tests has eight readings. An EU car registered in multiple countries may have ten or more from periodic inspection alone, plus dealer-service entries. The report shows every reading we find.
Can a rollback be undone after detection?
Not by you. The odometer reading inside the car is the legally relevant one and rolling it forward to the correct figure would itself be fraud. Detection lets you walk away from the sale or negotiate the price down by the true depreciation difference.
What if no readings exist for the car?
Coverage is strongest from 2010 onwards and weakest for cars that spent their life in countries without mandatory inspection logging. Where coverage is thin, the report says so honestly rather than leaving the section blank.
Does Carlytics flag implausibly low annual mileage too?
Yes. A 14-year-old car with 38,000 km is statistically less likely to be genuine than rolled back at an earlier point. The report flags annual-mileage figures more than 50% below the EU average.
What is the legal remedy if I discover rollback after purchase?
Most EU jurisdictions treat odometer manipulation as fraud, allowing rescission within two years and full refund. In practice the seller has usually vanished; pre-purchase detection is far more effective than litigation.
Does the seller see that I have checked?
No. The check is private to you. The seller is not notified, the registry data is read-only, and no record of your enquiry is shared with the seller's country.
Are German export cars at higher risk?
Yes. Germany has high used-car export volume to Eastern Europe, and many rolled-back cars are cleaned up before export — meaning the rollback happens after the last German inspection reading.
Mileage Rollback Check by VIN — Multi-Registry Odometer Verification | Carlytics