# Automano

> Free VIN decoder, vehicle history checks, and market-based car valuation for European used-car buyers and sellers. Data-driven verification using official government sources.

Automano helps used-car buyers verify a vehicle before purchase and sellers prove their car's worth. Based in Paris, France. Available in 34 locales across FR, EN, DE, ES, IT, NL, PL, PT and more. All checks rely on official government and industry data — Automano does not perform AI photo inspection or visual damage detection.

## Core Features

- **VIN Decoder (free)**: Enter a 17-character VIN to get manufacturer, model, year, engine, transmission, body style, and decoded WMI/VDS/VIS data. No signup. Instant.
- **Vehicle History Reports (paid one-time)**: Recall alerts, NHTSA complaints, accident events, mileage records, title-status flags, and a market-value range — pulled from DVLA (UK), HistoVec (FR), Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt records (DE), NHTSA (US), and equivalent national registries per market. Delivered by email.
- **Market Valuation (Cote Argus / free car value)**: Estimate a car's market price from comparable listings, mileage, regional pricing, and depreciation curves. Updated daily.
- **PDF Reports**: One-time purchase. Email-delivered. No account required.

## Data Sources

- **United Kingdom**: DVLA, MOT History API, DVSA recall database
- **France**: HistoVec, SIV (Système d'Immatriculation des Véhicules), Rappel Conso
- **Germany**: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt records, German recall database
- **United States**: NHTSA VIN decoder + recall database
- **Czech Republic / Poland**: Cebia-equivalent and autoDNA-equivalent public records via national registries
- **EU-wide**: European recall database (RAPEX)

## Pricing

- **Free tier**: VIN decoder + basic vehicle specs (unlimited)
- **Rapport Essentiel — €7.90 / £7.90 / $9.90**: One-time. Full vehicle history, recall + complaint database lookup, mileage check, market value range, PDF delivered by email. Currency follows the visitor's locale.

## Pages

### Core tools
- Home (FR): https://automano.com/fr-fr
- Home (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb
- VIN Decoder (FR): https://automano.com/fr-fr/decodeur-vin
- VIN Decoder (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/vin-decoder
- VIN Decoder (EN-US): https://automano.com/en-us/vin-decoder
- VIN Decoder (DE): https://automano.com/de-de/fahrgestellnummer-decoder
- Free Vehicle History (UK): https://automano.com/en-gb/free-vehicle-history
- Cote Argus Gratuite (FR): https://automano.com/fr-fr/cote-argus-gratuite
- Free Car Value (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/free-car-value
- Pricing (FR): https://automano.com/fr-fr/tarifs
- Pricing (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/pricing

### Competitor alternatives & comparisons
- CarVertical Review / Avis (FR): https://automano.com/fr-fr/carvertical-avis
- Cheapest VIN Check in Europe — services compared by price (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/cheapest-vin-check-europe
- CarVertical Alternative (FR): https://automano.com/fr-fr/alternative-carvertical
- CarVertical Alternative (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/carvertical-alternative
- CarVertical Alternative (DE): https://automano.com/de-de/carvertical-alternative
- HPI Check Alternative (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/hpi-check-alternative
- AA Car Data Check Alternative (EN-GB): https://automano.com/en-gb/aa-car-data-check-alternative
- AutoCheck Alternative (EN-US): https://automano.com/en-us/autocheck-alternative
- ADAC Fahrzeugcheck Alternative (DE): https://automano.com/de-de/adac-fahrzeugcheck-alternative
- Cebia Alternative (CS): https://automano.com/cs-cz/cebia-alternative
- autoDNA Alternative (PL): https://automano.com/pl-pl/autodna-alternative

## Company

- Founded: 2025
- Location: Paris, France
- Languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and more (34 locales)
- Contact: contact@automano.com
- Website: https://automano.com