The whole story of a car from Korea. Before you buy it.

Free check by VIN, then the full report: accidents and repair costs, owners and plates, rental use, mileage.

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What you get

The Korean report. Everything insurers in Korea recorded.

Korean Insurance History is built from the insurance records of the car in Korea. Each part is explained in plain words, and amounts stay in Korean won, as recorded.

Accidents and repair costs

Every insurance event with its date, the parts painted, repaired or replaced, and the amount paid.

  • 29 Apr 2024Paid by the other party1,539,790 ₩≈ $1,150
  • 04 Jan 2024Paid by the other party1,022,300 ₩≈ $765
  • 20 Nov 2023Paid by the other party370,960 ₩≈ $278
  • 26 Oct 2022Paid by own insurer1,016,000 ₩≈ $760
  • 09 Aug 2021Paid by the other party750,000 ₩≈ $561
Example from a sample report
PaintedRepairedReplaced

Who paid for the repair

Your car's insurer or the other party's: it tells you who was at fault.

8
1
1
Paid by the other partyPaid by own insurerDamage to another car

Owners and plate numbers

Each change of owner and of registration number, with dates. Frequent changes are a signal.

  1. 58모 XXXXPlate change02 Dec 2014
  2. 63저 XXXXPlate change20 Jun 2014
  3. 24허 XXXXFirst registration11 Feb 2011

Mileage records

Odometer readings from insurance events. A lower reading after a higher one is flagged.

decrease recorded196 780 km

Rental, taxi, business use

Whether the car was registered for rental, commercial or government use.

Rental
Yes
Commercial
No
Government
No

Total loss, flood, theft

The three events that should stop a purchase, checked in every report.

Total loss✓ No records
Flood✓ No records
Theft✓ No records

Specs, equipment, value

Factory specification, safety equipment, estimated value, recall campaigns and export declarations.

3,342 cc, gasolineVIP PACK8 safety systemsRecall campaignsExport declarationEstimated value
Sample report

See exactly what you will get

Two reports, each with a full sample. The vehicles and records in samples are fictional.

2011 Hyundai GenesisKMHGE41ABBU141129Open in a new tab ↗
How it works

From VIN to report in three steps

  1. 1

    Enter the VIN

    Find it in the listing, the registration document or on the windscreen. 17 characters.

  2. 2

    Free check

    In a minute or two you see which reports have records for your VIN, Korean and global. No records, no payment.

  3. 3

    Pay and read

    Pay from $9.90 by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. The report opens on this page and as a PDF.

Price

Clear prices. No subscription.

The free check comes first and shows which reports have records for your VIN. You pay once, only for reports with records.

  • Korean Insurance History

    Official state data
    $9.90per VIN

    Launch price $14.90 You save $5.00

    • Accidents, repair costs and who paid
    • Owners, plate numbers, rental and taxi use
    • Mileage, total loss, flood, theft
    • Recalls, export, equipment, estimated value
  • Best value

    Complete report

    Korean Insurance History + Global Vehicle History
    $19.90per VIN

    Launch price $34.80 You save $14.90

    • Everything in Korean Insurance History
    • Everything in Global Vehicle History
    • One payment, one link to both reports
  • Global Vehicle History

    Auctions · Inspections · History
    $14.00per VIN

    Launch price $19.90 You save $5.90

    • Insurance auction sales with photos and prices
    • Damage, repair estimates, airbags and keys
    • Inspections: systems checked, findings, error codes
    • Recorded history: mileage, owners, documents
Every report: HTML and PDF, English or Russian
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Our promise

  • No records, no charge

    You see the result of the free check before paying.

  • Automatic refund

    If a report cannot be made after payment, its price goes back to your card by itself.

  • Your link stays

    The report link is in your receipt. Open it again any time.

What a report cannot show

  • Repairs paid in cash, without an insurance claim
  • The current condition of the car: always inspect it
  • Events after the date of the source report
Reviews

What buyers say

Messages from people who checked a car from Korea with us before buying.

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  • Got a report on a Hyundai from Korea. Came through in a couple of minutes, ownership history and auctions all there.

    CustomerHyundai
  • Was comparing two cars from Korea. One look at the reports and it was obvious which one to take.

    Customer
  • Found a rolled back odometer, the seller backed off right away. Recommend it to everyone.

    Customer
  • Third time ordering before a purchase. Consistent and easy to read every time.

    Customer
  • Really handy: paid, got the report, sent it to my wife. She understood everything without me explaining.

    Customer
  • Kia Sportage from Korea, everything matched the inspection on the spot. Will order again if I need to.

    CustomerKia Sportage
FAQ

Questions buyers ask

Cars from South Korea: Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, SsangYong (KGM), Renault Korea, Chevrolet Korea, and imported brands sold in Korea, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz or Audi. Global Vehicle History also has records from outside Korea: insurance auctions, inspections and recorded history. The free check shows which reports have records for your VIN.

In the listing on Encar or another site, in the registration document, on the windscreen at the bottom left, or on the driver's door pillar. It has 17 characters.

Yes. The check shows which of our reports have records for the VIN. You pay only for a full report, and only for one with records.

Usually within a few minutes after payment. You can close the page: the link in your Stripe receipt opens the report when it is ready.

Then its price goes back to your card automatically. If you bought both reports and only one can be made, you keep that one and get the price of the other back. You do not need to write to us.

No. It shows what was recorded: insurance claims, auction sales, inspections. A repair paid in cash leaves no record, so always inspect the car too.

They are shown as recorded in Korea, so nothing is lost in conversion. Our combined report adds an approximate amount in US dollars next to them, at the current rate.

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