find a characteristic of a vehicle with a license plate

Find characteristic
of a vehicle with a license plate

or the VIN serial number

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    Report ready in 1 hour. Very complete. All the information about price, options, model... Really useful
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    Very satisfied with the service! Impressive to have all the options (and their original prices).
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    Very serious site giving exact information and thus very useful for a sale which can sometimes be rigged on the equipment and options sometimes announced on the vehicle. The information collected by MécaVin allows to make ... More the light on the subject and thus to restore the truth. Thank you for your help!

  • Avatar Pascal L ★★★★★
    I got the report within a few hours of asking for it, efficient! Especially to be sure of the finish of a vehicle and the options that came out of the factory.
  • Avatar Matthieu G ★★★★
    I advise anyone buying or having bought a used car to know all the options of the vehicle!
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    The MecaVIN site allowed me to find out about Options that the seller had not put forward in his ad.Fully satisfied with the report obtained in 1h30 I recommend to 100 %

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FAQ

Find the characteristics of a vehicle with the license plate

When looking for a used car on sites such as leboncoin , the plantand all other sites selling used vehicles. You virtually discover the ad on which is indicated the model, the finish and the various characteristics. Unfortunately the advertisements of private individuals often contain very little information, so it is safer for you to obtain via a third party the adequate characteristics of the vehicle.

This is why MecaVIN We provide you with a report identifying the model, the finish and the various characteristics such as optional and standard equipment. We provide you with reliable and original information.

MecaVIN has access to the official information of the manufacturers, so in the identification report we provide you with a lot of relevant information so that you can be serene during your purchase.

To obtain the identification report you have to fill in the vehicle registration, our automated system will instantly recognize the vehicle. Then from the VIN number we can precisely identify the model, the finish, the standard equipment and the optional equipment.

You will receive the identification report by email.

We can help you to know the precise model of your vehicle thanks to the identification certificate that MecaVIN will provide you.

It's simple and convenient when buying a used car

  • The model and precise engine of the vehicle
  • The exact finish of the car
  • the list of standard equipment
  • the list of optional equipment
  • the price list of optional equipment
  • the coast and the market price
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  • the wine and the serial number
  • the first date of circulation

We have a partnership with a company that provides us with legal data on the history of the car. You can thus know the following elements:

  • history of previous owners 
  • the type of owner (Individual, Professional Vendor, Company, Long Term Rental, Driving School, Taxi)
  • the department in which the vehicle was used
  • the length of time each owner has owned the vehicle
  • if the vehicle is imported 

The number VIN (vehicle identification number) is the serial number of the vehicle. It can be found on the E line of the registration certificate.

It is identical with the number engraved on the chassis of the car. Each manufacturer must assign a vehicle identification number (VIN code) to each vehicle it produces. The VIN code is also called the NSV code (Vehicle Serial Number). The VIN code is composed of a series of 17 characters. 

Example CITROEN C4 Picasso II 1.6 BlueHDi 120ch = VF73DBHZTGJ780959

The VIN code is composed of the WMI manufacturer code, which is equivalent to the first three characters, i.e. VF7

Then the VDS code, which has 8 characters, is 3DBHZTGJ

The last 6 correspond to an internal manufacturer number, i.e. 780959

You can access the following information for free:

  • Origin (if the vehicle was registered in France or imported)
  • Serious accident (if the vehicle has been subjected to a damaged vehicle procedure)
  • Owners (the system will show how long the current owner has owned the car, as well as the history of ownership changes)
  • Administrative status Is the certificate of non-movement and non-opposition free of any mention?

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