The whole story of a car from Korea.Before you buy it.
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Hyundai Genesis 2011
KMHGE41ABBU14112958모 6449
Sample report
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Check summary
4 items to review
✓ No total loss✓ No flood✓ No theft! Was a rental
10accidents
6 732 654 ₩Damage to this car
196 780 kmlatest mileage
6owner changes
Accidents by year
20112024
Mileage went down
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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.
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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.
58모 XXXXPlate change02 Dec 2014
63저 XXXXPlate change20 Jun 2014
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.
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Kia Sportage from Korea, everything matched the inspection on the spot. Will order again if I need to.
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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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