find a characteristic of a vehicle with a number plate

Find characteristic
a vehicle with a number plate

or the VIN serial number

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  • Avatar anthony D ★★★★★
    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 to shed 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 factory options.
  • 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 website allowed me to find out about options that the seller had not put forward in his ad.

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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 plantYou can find the advert on the website of the company, as well as on all the other websites selling second-hand vehicles. You can virtually see the advertisement on which the model, the finish and the various characteristics are indicated. Unfortunately, private advertisements often contain very little information, so it is safer for you to obtain the correct vehicle characteristics via a third party.

This is why MecaVIN provides you with a report identifying the model, the finish and the various features 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 confident in your purchase.

To obtain the identification report, you need to enter the vehicle's registration number, our automated system will instantly recognise 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 find out the exact model of your vehicle thanks to the identification certificate that MecaVIN will provide.

It's simple and convenient when buying a used car

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

We have a partnership with a company that provides us with legal data on the history of the car. You can find out the following information:

  • the history of the previous owners 
  • the type of owner ( Private, Professional Seller, Company, Long Term Rental, Car School, Taxi)
  • the department in which the vehicle was used
  • the length of time each owner has held the vehicle
  • if the vehicle is imported 

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

It is identical with the number engraved on the car's chassis. Each manufacturer must assign a vehicle identification number (VIN code) to each vehicle it produces. The VIN code is also known as the NSV (Vehicle Serial Number) code. The VIN code consists 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's code, which is equivalent to the first three characters, i.e. VF7

Then the VDS code which is 8 characters long, i.e. 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 subject 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 situation Is the certificate of non-movement and non-opposition free of any mention?

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