Car Value by VIN

Type in your VIN so the car is filled in, then add the miles and condition. You don't need an email address or a ZIP code.

VIN (optional)

Year

Mileage

Leave blank to use 12,000 a year.

Condition

Excellentlooks new, no body work, full service recordsGoodminor wear, no major mechanical problemsFairneeds some cosmetic or mechanical repairs, still runsPoorsignificant problems, may not pass inspection

Your car's estimated value

Private party–

Trade-in–

Dealer retail–

Pick the year, type and condition to see your car's value.

Add make, model and original price for a closer estimate

Make

Model

Price when new

What gets filled in by the VIN

Your VIN is sent by the tool to a free decoder that NHTSA, the federal road safety agency, operates. Those fields are read back and used exactly as given.

NHTSA decoder fields and how the tool uses each one
NHTSA field	What the tool does
Model year	Picks the year
Make	Picks the make, or Other
Model	Picks the model, and the five-year rate for that model applies when the study has it.
Body class	Sets the vehicle type: car, SUV or truck
Fuel type and electrification	Sets Hybrid or Electric
Trim	Not used; it does not change the value

What a VIN can't tell about value

A VIN shows the car as it came from the factory. How the car has lived since then isn't covered, so the tool keeps these as questions:

Mileage, since the odometer reading isn't in the VIN.
Condition: the paint, tires, engine and how the car drives.
State records provide title brands such as salvage or rebuilt.
The price when new, including the options and trim paid for by the first owner.

Only NHTSA receives your VIN. The page address never includes it, and a copied result link contains no VIN.

Finding your VIN

Find it through the windshield at the driver's side corner of the dashboard, or by opening the driver's door and reading the sticker on the door jamb. Your title, registration and insurance card also show the VIN.

Where to find a car's VIN: the dashboard corner seen through the windshield and the driver's door jamb sticker

Don't have a VIN at hand? The car value estimator works with just the year and the vehicle type.