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Oregon
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Car history. Us. Org it's one of the easiest car history sites I have tried and the cost is amazing plus they follow up and make sure that you got your complete report I would recommend this site to my friends. Thank you

Date of experience: July 4, 2016
Iowa
1 review
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Great value!
August 13, 2016

I did some searching to find a way to check on the Vin of a car I want to buy. Not only is this the cheapest you get so much for your money! The site does take you step by step, which for very impatient people might feel slow, but I liked how simple everything was to use!

Date of experience: August 13, 2016
New York
1 review
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Terrific
June 14, 2016

I thought the report was very thorough and I hope accurate. It was only $1, a lot cheaper than the other company that give a history report on the car you plan on purchasing.
It's piece of mind for me.
Now the customer service is excellent as they texted me to see if my report was missing any info. And just wanted to make sure I was satisfied, you can't ask for better customer service than that.
Thank you car history us.org

Date of experience: June 14, 2016
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Not bad for a buck
June 9, 2016

Good site for looking up your vin for cheap. I'm always weary of getting scammed on the Internet for stuff that seems too good to be true, but so far site seem legitimate. Would like to see a clearer history of past owners, but most other info was there and easy to look over.

Date of experience: June 9, 2016
Poland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This is not true that they would overcharge your credit card. True is that during payment there is a typical ruse to enter "premium" service that is charged additional (monthly?) fee. So far I was charged $1 as promised.
Chris

Date of experience: January 5, 2015
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Thank You For Your Review,

We appreciate the feedback. If you have any further questions, please do not hesiatte to contact me at manager@carhistory.us.org

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I think the report was generated really fast and detailed. What I didn't like is some important information like the owner's name, registration and title was missing for some reason. Otherwise, it was a good experience to have a report like that in seconds. Thanks.

Date of experience: July 19, 2016
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This website is great for a basic vehicle history report. I understand that the information provided is to give an overall report on the vehicle. It could not give information such as: where the vehicle is registered, what the mileage is, title information (other than it being a clean title). Of course you can't expect this website to give you all the information you are requesting for $1.00, but it's great for the basics.

Date of experience: July 21, 2013
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Thank You Michelle,

We genuinely appreciate your feedback. If there is anything that we can do to improve your experience in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me at manager@carhistory.us.org

Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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They don't tell you that their records only go back to 1981. They said they'll charge you $1 dollar but in fact you get charged $18.95! And they will keep charging $18.95 monthly. SO WATCH OUT! DO NOT FALL FOR IT. Stay way. I'm not the only one complaining on the recurring charges. It is a scam as other have said.

Date of experience: May 10, 2020
Kentucky
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Scam
October 12, 2020

The service was good, but I not sign up for any $18.95 a month subscription. I am not blind! This thing was hidden somewhere so they purposely try to do this. Any legit company will clearly display this type of information and make you clearly indicate you want it. Shame on these scammers.

Date of experience: October 12, 2020
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not at all what I expected from a supposedly FREE site. I am nervous that I somehow inadvertently agreed to a 180.00 service which I do not want. I will not allow a charge of more than 1$ to my C Card. I am calling their customer service ASAP to be sure no sneaky business will proceed. Sorry if I'm being overly negative but I am already regretting my decision to enter your site. Info received was very basic. I am holding you to the 20$ Amazon card too!

Date of experience: October 16, 2013
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Hello Laura,

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for the experience you recently had with our website and services. Please feel free to contact me via email at manager@carhistory.us.org if you would like to obtain a refund for the charges you have incurred.

Thank You

Washington
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Did you notice that every post has a canned response? Bunch of nonsense. I paid $1.00 for a vin report and suddenly I was getting $14.95 monthly charge to CARHISTORY.US.ORG which they claim I signed up for in order to get up to 25 reports per month. I am a university professor and have no need for 25 reports in any month or any lifetime. I reported them to the attorney general of Idaho today. Their vin reports may or may not be legit, I don't now. But their strategy to charge every month is a scam and nothing less than theft in my opinion.

Date of experience: March 30, 2014
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Hello Gary,

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for the experience you recently had with our website and services. Please feel free to contact me via email at manager@carhistory.us.org if you would like to obtain a refund for the charges you have incurred.

Thank You

Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Limited
July 13, 2016

Read the fine print. Reports are limited as indicated in fine print. Let me explain how limited. The truck I bought has an (R) reconstructed title. The report which cost $1 plus the $18.95/mo charge listed the truck as no salvage or accident history. When I called, the answer was "we have limited access to public info only". State of PA titled this thing R, that's fairly public.

Date of experience: July 13, 2016
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Dear GK

I appreciate you taking the time to point out the areas you had concerning your purchase. We maintain an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and have them review and approve all our billing disclosures.

My goal is to ensure every customer has a good experience, please contact me personally to receive a full refund: manager@carhistory.us.org

Thank you

Karmen
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Carhistory.us.org

Arizona
1 review
4 helpful votes
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So glad I checked the reviews! My gut told me this was a bad site as soon as I saw their little ol' $1.00 charge after their ad said "FREE" car history. I know a dollar isn't much, but it IS NOT FREE.
They are liars and con artists, and I'll have nothing to do with them. Ever. Plus, now I'm going to actively work to get them shut down.

Date of experience: October 10, 2015
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Hello Blake,

I appreciate you taking the time to point out the areas you had concerning your purchase. We maintain an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and have them review and approve all our billing disclosures.

My goal is to ensure every customer has a good experience, please contact me personally to receive a full refund: manager@carhistory.us.org

Thank you

Karmen
Manager
Carhistory.us.org

Connecticut
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I fell into their trap and thought it would just cost me a dollar to find out the history of the car I was interested in. I don't recalled reading it was going to be a monthly fee. I thought I cancelled it but apparently that didn't happened. I was charged $18.95 since October of 2019. That's a whopping $170.55 out of my account for a service I only used once. Stay away is the safest thing to do.

Date of experience: June 21, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wanted to buy a great looking MR2 Spyder... becoming more popular... the price was decent... of course the add stated Clear title... it was not... it was salvaged... it may have been for unknown reasons but one rule. Stay away from salvage titles unless you know what you are doing... so this $6.95 saved me time money travel and peace of mind. Thanks. RJ

Date of experience: April 6, 2016
Texas
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I kind of flew threw the process, and if it weren't for fat fingering the card info, i would be signed up for over $240 worth of report for a year.? They are not clearly stating what you will get before submitting payment. The live chat, however averted finalizing everything. Thank you for that. I just have to watch now to make sure it actually happens. Still no report, so no review on this part.

Date of experience: August 14, 2016
Karmen J. CarHistory Rep
over a year old

Hello,

I appreciate you taking the time to point out the areas you had concerning your purchase. We maintain an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and have them review and approve all our billing disclosures.

My goal is to ensure every customer has a good experience, please contact me personally to receive a full refund: manager@carhistory.us.org

Thank you

Karmen
Manager
Carhistory.us.org

Alabama
1 review
5 helpful votes
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SCAM ALERT!
October 28, 2020

You think you agree for a $1 single report, but there is hidden an $18.99 X 12 Bull$#*! plan that if you do not UNCHECK it, you get screwed! They'll agree to stop the payments. Good luck getting your $17.95 back.

Date of experience: October 27, 2020
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been shopping for a used car but car salesman are known to stretch the truth or deny knowledge of important facts. This car history report provides all the important information about accidents or other damage and repairs made to the vehicle. This is a bargain at only $1.

Date of experience: March 16, 2018
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Total scam
May 29, 2020

This is a SCAM
This is a SCAM. They say they will charge you $1 for the report but they automatically sign you up for $18.95 per month for a whole year? It's a bait and switch... a good old fashion scam. They must get many unsuspecting people that never check their credit card statement. User Beware! These dudes are straight up crooks.

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
Texas
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I stumbled over this site and am glad I did. The information contained in the report I received was exactly what I was looking for. Fortunately, the history on my newly acquired 2013 Hyundai Genesis was all good and positive. I highly recommend this service to anybody in the market for a used car, but use it before you buy, not after, like me. I did obtain Carfax and Autocheck reports prior to buying the car though, but previous experience has taught me those reports are not 100% reliable. I will definitely use this service again.

Date of experience: June 1, 2016

Overview

CarHistory has a rating of 3.4 stars from 402 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with CarHistory most frequently mention and customer service. CarHistory ranks 3rd among Car Buying sites.

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